America: Starting with the acquisition of MGM

Chapter 288 287. Swallowing, Hasbro’s future strategy

"Alan, at your age, you should go back to Canada to retire!"

Looking at Eric Cooper in front of him, Alan Hasenfield was a little confused and angry.

"Eric, why are you here?" he asked coldly.

"Of course it's to put Hasbro in order. Alan, you've been in this position for too long."

"It is not a good thing for old people to hold power for a long time. Now Hasbro's operating system has become rigid. Let's give young people some opportunities."

"I want to help them get back what is theirs, power and dignity, not just a puppet under your control."

Next to him, Allen's follower immediately stood up and shouted: "Call the security and kick the person out. He shouldn't be in this situation."

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The staff hurried out.

"Stop, there's no need to call security. Even if you call the police, it's useless. Eric has the qualifications."

As he spoke, Sergey walked up to Eric and announced loudly: "Now standing in front of you is not only our partner, but also Hasbro's largest shareholder. Eric already controls 17% of the company's shares. "

"Uncle, 17%, does this number sound familiar? I remember how much your shares are?"

"Also 17%."

The directors who were on Eric's side came to gather next to him.

Allen's face showed an expression of disbelief: "This is impossible! How can you have so many shares? Impossible!"

Eric looked at him with a smile: "Alan, after living at such an old age, you should know very well that nothing is absolutely impossible, and everything depends on man-made efforts."

"The fact that I can stand in front of you now proves this point. Abdicate. This is my advice to you."

"You can still enjoy the dividends, and Hasbro will prosper under my leadership. You will get more and more money, and you will no longer have to worry about it."

"This result is good for everyone, isn't it?"

Seeing this scene, no matter how stupid you are, you will understand that this is not the board of directors, it is clearly the Hongmen Banquet, and Sergey and outsiders are trying to force him into the palace.

No wonder he keeps clamoring to give up the equity, if he really gives it up.

Eric Cooper's shareholding will immediately rise to 21%, and by then Alan Hasenfeld will surely be doomed and there will be no way back.

Several staff members on site stood there and did not dare to move, either leaving or staying.

"Get out!" Sergey glared and yelled.

Several people left in a hurry, and even Allen's secretary didn't dare to stay any longer. He glanced at the boss and led him to the door obediently.

He wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Damn it, I never felt that Sergey had this kind of pressure before. Why was he suddenly intimidated by him?"

In the conference room, the remaining directors saw this and walked behind Allen.

There were only two people left in the seats looking at each other, and everyone's eyes were focused on them.

"Ginger, Jennifer, what's your attitude?"

The man and woman looked at each other: "Ellen, to be honest, we don't know about this at all, and we don't want to get involved in your fight."

"You're right. You know Jennifer and I. We have never cared about the specific affairs of the company. We will follow whoever can lead Hasbro to a higher level."

"The two of them are always very cautious." Sergey whispered.

Eric nodded and secretly said that it turned out to be a fence-sitting faction, and he would follow whoever wins.

The situation now is that he is level with Alan Hassenfeld and eight directors are on his side.

Allen has six, but if Ginger and Jennifer move closer to him, the result will still be a draw.

Or if you go through the process yourself to join Hasbro's board of directors, the balance will be broken, but it will take some time to go through this process.

But given Allen's prestige in Hasbro for many years, there may be changes if it drags on. Today is the best opportunity, and he must be forced to abdicate.

The key to forcing him to abdicate lies in the two fence-sitters.

Dealing with this kind of people is easy, they will fall to whoever can give them more benefits.

Allen's eyes rarely softened: "Jennifer, Ginger, we are old friends who have worked together for many years. I have feelings for you, and I believe you do too."

"You know how the company has developed under my leadership over the years. You can get a lot of dividends every year."

"We can go longer, and we should go longer, right?"

"Facing the current situation, there is no doubt that you should be on my side, not an outsider."

"You don't know him, you don't know what kind of person he is, a young boy who can't give you anything better."

"Stand with me and from now on you can take on more important positions and you will have more power."

However, this kind of temporary behavior obviously cannot easily impress others.

Eric also looked at Jennifer and Ginger: "You two, this is our first meeting, but you should all know me."

"You have been colleagues with Allen for many years, so you have a better understanding of his style of doing things. You will know whether his promises and compromises in the face of difficulties will be fulfilled."

"Choose me and I will lead Hasbro to a glorious future that will be far better than it is now."

"The current market value of the company is approximately US$10 billion. Under my leadership, this number will increase by 50% within a year."

"Hmph! That's not a small tone. Who doesn't know how to brag? Can you guarantee that you will fulfill it?" Someone immediately asked with ridicule.

Eric looked at the other party coldly: "Before asking this question, maybe you can go to MGM to do some research."

"Look into its market value when I took it over, and then look at its current market value."

“Then you can also ask the big six studios how they feel, or go visit Harvey Weinstein in prison.”

"They'll hate me, but they won't say I'm a liar."

"Hasbro's development trend in recent years can only be said to be unsatisfactory, with annual growth not exceeding 3%. This year's financial report will be better, and that is because of Transformers."

"But was it Alan who came up with the idea and made it happen?"

After a moment of pause, Eric's voice suddenly surged: "It's me! It's me, an outsider in your eyes, who did all this!"

The sudden outburst shocked everyone present. Compared with the superficial smile just now, they suddenly had a feeling that the aura of this young man was so strong that he was not weaker than Allen at his peak.

"The situation has reached this point. Let's open the window and speak out."

Eric looked around and said word by word: "From the beginning to the end, ever since MGM and Hasbro started to contact me, I have been planning this."

"Whether it is a gambling agreement, whether it is a director, or whether it is a secret acquisition of stocks, everything is within my plan."

"Hasbro is the meat in my mouth. I'm determined to eat it, and even God can't keep it away. I said so!"

He stared at Jennifer and Jinji with burning eyes: "You two, you may think this is too insidious, but I will call it ability."

"Just like what happened to me some time ago, the Six Big Ones' approach is very insidious, but I won't resent it because this is how the game is played."

"You join my team and I welcome you with open arms."

"But if you stand with Allen, you are my enemy and I will destroy you at any cost, even Hasbro."

"17% of the shares may not be decisive enough, but it can also turn many people's money into waste paper in an instant."

"Don't doubt my determination. I promise to do what I say. As I still have MGM, Lionheart, Facebook and YouTube, I can't bear to destroy a Hasbro." ”

Ha ha ha ha

Before Eric finished speaking, Allen suddenly laughed.

"Eric Cooper, you really have all your tricks up your sleeve. It's rare to see a young man as cunning and cruel as you."

"But don't be too happy too early. You can make a fuss about the shares in your hands. Don't forget that I can too."

The old man pushed away his chair and stood up, glaring at Eric: "Many investment institutions are interested in Hasbro's stocks. If you want to go crazy, I will accompany you to the end. No one can try to take the company away from me!"

boom!

At this time, the door of the conference room was suddenly pushed open, and Sergey's female secretary came over panting and handed him the folder in her hand.

"Is it done?"

"Well, I took it from Dr. Claude myself."

"Very well, let's go out first."

Before anyone realized what happened, the female secretary left in a hurry.

"Sergey, what are you doing?"

Ignoring the other party, Sergey opened the folder and browsed it, a smile suddenly appeared on his face.

He threw the folder to Allen: "Uncle, take a look at this, maybe your confidence will not be so strong."

Allen sneered: "There is no need to take out these things. Everyone present is involved in the company's dirty work."

"I will be taken away by the police, but none of you can stay out of it!"

Seeing that the other person's reply was wrong, Sergey chuckled and said: "My good uncle, I don't know how to play the trick of dying together. You'd better open it and take a look."

"Um?"

Allen looked at his good nephew in confusion before opening the folder, but after just one glance, his face suddenly turned pale.

Seeing that his body was crumbling, a director hurriedly supported him and took a look at the documents. The result was also like being struck by lightning.

The smile on Sergey's lips could no longer be suppressed: "Alan, I'm looking for your personal doctor. Fortunately, you always treat me like a grandson. He handed over the report with confidence. Everything written on it is it is true."

"Uncle, my good uncle, he has terminal liver cancer."

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, take some time to rest now, maybe there is some cure."

"Hahahaha. Late stage liver cancer, hahahaha."

Eric looked at Allen with some pity: "I told you to go back to Canada to retire. Now you know why."

"God is helping me. An old man with terminal liver cancer or a young man as hot as the sun, who can lead the company further?"

After calling his personal doctor for confirmation, Allen was carried out with a pale face.

He was already in his seventies, and he was diagnosed with terminal liver cancer at this time, which meant that the countdown to his life had begun.

However, for wealthy people with a high net worth, it is not impossible to hang their own lives with money.

If you take a good rest, you may be able to live for a few more years, but the company obviously no longer has the energy to take care of it.

Man is a very strange creature. When you don't know something, you will be a hundred times more energetic.

But once you know it, it will instantly destroy your spirit and faith, and drain your energy.

In the meeting room, Eric generously let everyone stay, even if some people just stood on the opposite side of him.

But it doesn't matter. The master is dying, and the slaves will naturally kneel and lick the new master, but the power in their hands will be divided among Eric's followers.

"Ladies and gentlemen, from today on, Allen's era is over, and Hasbro will usher in a new era."

"Although I am not a director of the company or the chairman of the board, I think no one is more suitable for the position of interim chairman than me."

"I've finished speaking, who agrees? Who opposes?"

"I agree ×2!" Jennifer and Ginger raised their hands at the same time, fucking faster than Sergey, they are indeed old fence-sitters.

"Agree!"

"Agree!"

"I agree too!"

All directors did not object.

"Very good, since everyone agrees, I will talk about the company's future development path."

"As a toy company, what we need is to constantly create new IPs and expand the influence of old IPs to promote toy sales."

"Transformers is a good example. In addition to Transformers, I noticed that Hasbro has another good IP, which is G.I. Joe."

"This is also a very suitable story type for the big screen, and animated films cannot be missed."

"MGM and DreamWorks are both top Hollywood in both live-action and animation. We can do it."

"But at the same time, it is obviously not enough to rely on Transformers and G.I. Joe. The sales of Monopoly are also mediocre, and injecting new blood is necessary."

"Regarding the selection of new blood, I already have a lot of resources in my hands."

"First of all, comics "Wow, Marvel's superhero image has long been deeply rooted in people's hearts, and you all know how popular superhero movies have been in recent years."

"At present, Marvel's "Iron Man" and "Captain America" ​​are being filmed and are expected to be released early next year. I will let Marvel authorize Hasbro to sell toys."

"Now you may not know the value of Marvel, but believe me, time will soon prove everything."

"Then in terms of Japanese animation, Lionheart Network has obtained a lot of online copyrights and film and television copyrights of animation, and the authorization of toys is also under further negotiation."

"You also know that Bandai Namco's sales network in the United States has not been rolled out on a large scale, and we have a chance."

"Of course, all of this will take some time to achieve. In order to prove that I am not writing a blank check, some of MGM's copyrights will be granted to Hasbro for development first."

Hearing the ready-made benefits, the people present smiled immediately.

Eric decided to add more: "This includes Frozen. I'm sure you've heard that the peripherals have been selling like crazy."

"But Double Star Entertainment's sales network cannot cover the world, so I hope Hasbro and Double Star Entertainment can have in-depth cooperation."

"Exchange in toy manufacturing, worker training, sales network and other aspects."

"We all make money together. This is my creed."

Pa pa pa pa

Warm applause broke out in the conference room.