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The next morning, Fang Minghua received a list of names sent by the two. Three lawyers were sent by Ray Daven's law firm, and five accountants were sent by Zhang Qing's accounting firm, led by Da Vinci and Christian.

In the afternoon, they will fly to Los Angeles to meet up with Song Tangtang's team and join the negotiations with DreamWorks.

Fang Minghua also followed them. His wife was fighting in the front, and he couldn't just hide in San Francisco and spend his days in leisure.

His son Fang Le flew back to China to go to school alone.

When they arrived in Los Angeles, Da Vinci and others rushed to Glendale. Fang Minghua did not go there, but returned to Amber Mountain Manor.

He did not participate in the specific matters of the negotiation, so there was no need to follow behind and make decisions. He could just stay in Amber Mountain Manor.

The addition of Da Vinci and others accelerated the pace of the negotiations. With strong financial and legal assistance, Song Tangtang seemed more confident.

Relatively speaking, DreamWorks was also quite sincere. One was willing to fight and the other was willing to suffer. After only one week, the two sides reached an agreement on some important issues:

Xijing Fund acquired DreamWorks for $1.5 billion: $675 million of which was paid in cash, and the remaining $825 million was paid in the form of Xijing Fund accepting DreamWorks' 825 million debt.

When Fang Minghua thought that the task was completed, something went wrong.

That afternoon, Fang Minghua was fishing leisurely by the lake in the manor, and suddenly received a call from Song Tangtang, saying that he would return to the manor immediately and discuss important matters with Fang Minghua.

"Negotiation?" Fang Minghua asked.

"Yes, it's hard to explain in a few words. Let's talk about it when I return to the manor."

"Well, I'll wait for you to come back and have dinner together." Fang Minghua said.

"No, you eat alone, I'll eat something outside." Song Tangtang said on the phone.

"How can that be? You are so tired all day, don't just make do, I'll wait for you."

Song Tangtang agreed.

Fang Minghua told Nick, the housekeeper, that Song Tangtang would also come back for dinner, so he asked him to prepare more.

It was not until seven o'clock in the evening, when it was already dark, that Fang Minghua saw Song Tangtang's Mercedes-Benz slowly drive into the manor and park at the door of the villa.

Song Tangtang came out, looking tired.

She saw Fang Minghua standing at the door of the villa waiting for her and was about to talk about the negotiation, but Fang Minghua smiled and said, "Don't worry, go back and change your clothes first, and we will talk while eating."

"Yeah," Song Tangtang agreed.

Back in the bedroom, taking off her OL outfit and changing into a set of home clothes, Song Tangtang came to the restaurant, where Fang Minghua was already waiting.

"I asked the chef to make you your favorite steak with red wine sauce." Fang Minghua smiled.

Song Tangtang nodded and sat at the dining table. The steak with red wine sauce, vegetable salad and a macaroni and vegetable soup were all her favorites.

Fang Minghua's side was much simpler, just a plate of Qishan sauerkraut noodles, which he made himself.

Song Tangtang was probably hungry, so he didn't rush to talk. Instead, he focused on the steak in front of him. After finishing the meal, he smiled and said to Fang Minghua, "Home food is still delicious."

"Then you come back tomorrow for dinner and go there in the morning." Fang Minghua said.

"Forget it, it takes two hours to drive." Song Tangtang replied and said, "Minghua, I want to discuss this with you today. Our acquisition of DreamWorks does not include DreamWorks Animation."

"Not including the animation company?!" Fang Minghua was a little surprised to hear this.

"Yes, in January this year, the animation department of DreamWorks Studio was spun off to form DreamWorks Animation as an independent company. Spielberg and his team's negotiations with Universal Pictures did not include the animation company."

"No, the animation company must be acquired as well. This is the hen that lays golden eggs!" Fang Minghua said.

"That's what I meant." Song Tangtang leaned back elegantly: "I expressed this to Spielberg, and he said that the animation company could also be sold, but the price was 800 million US dollars."

"800 million US dollars? That's really a lion's mouth." Fang Minghua laughed.

"Yes, after preliminary evaluation, our team believes that the valuation of 360 million is the most appropriate, and the premium acquisition should not exceed 450 million."

"You gave 450 million?" Fang Minghua frowned and asked.

"Am I that stupid?"

Song Tangtang rolled his eyes at him and continued: "I only gave 350 million, and the other party refused. The old man Spielberg was very stubborn and said that they could sell DreamWorks at will, but the animation company could not."

"Isn't it just that they made a fortune by shooting "Shrek the Monsters" a few years ago." Fang Minghua smiled faintly.

"Shrek the Monsters" was produced by DreamWorks Animation in 2001. It grossed $490 million and won the 74th Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film, as well as the Saturn Award and other awards. It can be said that it has gained both fame and fortune.

"Now they are filming the sequel "Shrek the Monsters 2" "Song Tangtang said again.

"Oh? How is the filming progress?" Fang Minghua asked.

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"I heard that it is temporarily stagnant due to funding issues."

Oh.

Fang Minghua fell into deep thought, his fingers slowly tapping the table, and after a while he suddenly said: Tangtang, so, you tell Spielberg that we are going to buy DreamWorks and the animation company together. "

"Do you mean that if the negotiation to acquire the animation company fails, DreamWorks will not be needed?" Song Tangtang immediately understood what Fang Minghua meant.

"Yes, I guess. DreamWorks is in a hurry to sell itself and raise funds for the animation company to continue shooting "Shrek the Monsters 2", right?" Fang Minghua analyzed.

"DreamWorks has made several movies in the past two years, such as "Escape from the Island", "The King's New Groove" and "Memento", which are basically losses, so it has to rely on the animation company to shoot "Shrek the Monsters 2" to save the situation." Song Tangtang also added.

"In this case, we will not fulfill his wish." Fang Minghua smiled slightly: "Suspend the acquisition of DreamWorks."

"Then, what if Universal takes advantage of the opportunity to acquire DreamWorks?" Song Tangtang said what he was worried about.

"It doesn't matter. Anyway, I acquired DreamWorks on a whim." Fang Minghua looked nonchalant.

"As for the co-production of "Harry Potter", we will find 20th Century Fox. Didn't Wu Tianmin say that they are interested in this? In a word, we are not in a hurry."

"Okay, I will express our intentions to Spielberg tomorrow. If the other party is still not easy, we will temporarily stop the negotiations." Song Tangtang sighed and said.

"Well, you've been tired recently, take a good rest, or I'll accompany you to the manor in Miami to relax, how about that?" Fang Ming asked with concern.

Song Tangtang shook her head.

"Forget it, I'm going back to San Francisco. I've been busy with the movie recently, and I haven't had a good chat with Lili yet."

You two sisters, how come you have so much to say? You've been talking for decades!

But Fang Minghua didn't object.

The next day, Song Tangtang rushed to Glendale to express her latest opinion to DreamWorks, to bundle the acquisition of DreamWorks Animation and pay an additional $380 million.

The other party refused.

Song Tangtang ruled that the negotiations were temporarily suspended and her team evacuated Glendale.