My Age of Investment

As soon as Abel left, Xia Jingxing received a call from Pamut. The other party seemed to be in a little mood and spoke in a harsh tone.

"Darren, did you know? The working team sent by CFIUS has arrived at Marvel! Is there anything you want to say to me now?"

"Oh, we have people here too, looking for this and that. It looks like they will be staying for a long time."

Seeing that Xia Jingxing reacted so calmly, Pamut, who had come to accuse Xia Jingxing, couldn't sit still at all, and his words began to become fierce.

"Darren, you don't seem to be worried at all. What if CFIUS does not allow the transaction between our two companies to go through?

According to the agreement, you need to pay us the first acquisition payment within seven working days from the date of signing the agreement. "

"Mr. Parmut, in view of the unexpected situation of CFIUS's intervention, I suggest that we postpone the acquisition transaction for a period of time."

"Darren, what do you mean? Do you want to give up acquiring Marvel?"

Speaking of this, Pamut's tone became even more excited, "Darren, if you insist on doing this, according to the content of the agreement, we can sue you as a breach of contract and make compensation against you.

Although we are all our own people, if you do not have the spirit of contract and do not abide by the business agreement, I will not be able to convince the angry board of directors. "

Xia Jingxing smiled and said, "Mr. Pamut, you think this matter is too simple."

"Simple?"

"right!"

Xia Jingxing started to cheat, "Have you ever thought about when the work efficiency of CFIUS guys became so efficient? There must be someone behind it to destroy the deal between us.

Whoever profits the most from this matter is the mastermind behind it! "

Pamut thought over and over what Xia Jingxing said and felt that it made some sense.

“Are you saying Disney is behind this?”

Xia Jingxing neither admitted nor denied that Pamut wanted to think whatever he wanted. In short, today he had to fool this old Jewish man who liked to jump sideways repeatedly and let him stand in the same boat with him, lest the old man be persuaded by other forces. , or the old man thinks and makes trouble on his own.

"If the deal is destroyed, Marvel's valuation will be significantly reduced, and it will even fall into a more unfavorable public opinion environment."

Upon hearing the "valuation reduction", Parmut immediately subconsciously retorted: "Not necessarily, since one of the six major film companies is trying their best to cause trouble, then they must be trying to swallow up Marvel. idea."

"They do want to swallow up Marvel, but they are not buying Marvel at the $3.4 billion price we offered. They want to get a bargain."

Xia Jingxing said coldly: "Have you noticed some reports? They are directly targeting the upcoming "Iron Man".

If the American people are incited by public opinion to boycott "Iron Man", the box office of the first Marvel movie will not be as good as expected.

At the same time, CFIUS vetoed the Marvel deal, so what kind of ending is waiting for Marvel? "

Hearing Xia Jingxing's analysis, Parmut took a breath. If things really develop as he described, then Marvel can really only sell itself to the six major film companies, and the price will be as cheap as cabbage.

This really looks like the work of the Sixth Army! So vicious! So insidious!

Parmut had never had a very good impression of the Big Six film companies. He always felt that these guys were too greedy. He often fought with people from the Big Six over character licensing fees, film distribution fees, etc.

In contrast, Vision Capital and Xia Jingxing are still interesting people and never care about anything.

Thinking of this, all the little things in Pamut's heart disappeared, and he began to seriously chat with Xia Jingxing about how to deal with the review from CFIUS and successfully complete the transaction.

From his perspective, successfully completing the transaction with Vision Capital is undoubtedly the best choice for his personal interests. At the same time, he no longer needs to worry about the calculations of the six major film companies, and completely escapes from this increasingly turbid quagmire.

Xia Jingxing replied: "You don't need to worry about CFIUS. You just need to cooperate with their work. At the same time, you need to appease the internal affairs and ensure the normal development of work and the normal release of the movie."

"Darren, we are our own people. I can guarantee you that when you take over, Marvel's internal management will be in order and it will not be a bad mess."

A smile appeared on the corner of Xia Jingxing's mouth, thinking that the old man did not dare to play any tricks. If the deal could not be completed smoothly, Marvel would still have to live on, and the old man should not do anything that would harm his own interests.

What he really worried about was that the old man was too short-sighted and was persuaded by other forces to change his mind and sell Marvel to other companies.

However, I believe that after his deception, the old man should have become suspicious of the six major film companies. In the face of the greater interests he promised, the old man should not be easily tempted by the conditions offered by others.

As long as the CFIUS review is successfully passed, none of these problems will be a problem.

In the final analysis, the review must be passed smoothly, otherwise no matter how hard you try, it will be in vain.

After hanging up the phone, Xia Jingxing began to think about Abel's actions.

Can the other party successfully convince the fund LP with this mission trip?

The acquisition of Marvel is not a matter of Envision Capital alone. They are just standing in front of the stage and making money on behalf of many LPs hidden behind the scenes.

Now that the acquisition has encountered resistance, and it is also resistance from the political level, it is time for these LPs to work hard, otherwise everyone will divide the luggage together!

Thinking of this, Xia Jingxing's thoughts suddenly became clear, and he started to deal with the work at hand like a normal person.

At night, Liu Xiaoduo suddenly knocked on the door and walked into the office, reminding: "Mr. Xia, Ms. Tracy wants to see you."

Xia Jingxing quickly stood up and followed Liu Xiaoduo to the conference room.

There are piles of documents on the table in the conference room, piles upon piles, piled neatly.

Several CFIUS staff members looked exhausted. It looked like they had been busy all day and were very tired.

Seeing Xia Jingxing coming, Tracey, who looked tired, cheered up and said hello: "Darren, we have roughly reviewed these materials. All the LPs of the Equinox Fund are investors from the United States, right? Acquisition Marvel’s funding also all comes from the Equinox Fund?”

Xia Jingxing nodded, "Of course, Vision Capital has a good business reputation in the United States, and foundations such as universities, civil servants, and teachers are willing to hand over their money to us.

The exaggerated headline that "The Chinese acquired Marvel" thrown out by the media outside is sheer nonsense.

I hope Ms. Tracy that you will complete the review as soon as possible and at the same time help us clarify and dispel these rumors. "

Trish shook her head slightly, "Sorry, we are just a censorship agency, not a media. We do not have the functions in this area and cannot help you.

In addition, the review process can last up to 90 days, and individual projects will even be submitted to the White House for approval by the commander-in-chief himself.

Therefore, it is far from being called the end of the review. Please understand. "

Xia Jingxing smiled and said: "As far as I know, the CFIUS investigation mainly includes two aspects: first, whether the US assets of the project itself pose a risk to national security;

Second, whether the foreign investors in the project pose a risk to national security, including whether they are controlled by a foreign government, whether they come from a dangerous country, or whether they have a past record of threatening U.S. national security, etc.

Marvel and Vision Capital don’t fit any of these criteria, do they?

Iron Man sells arms only in comics and movies, and Captain America even helped the United States win World War II. These can't be said to threaten national security, right?

Vision Capital’s investors are all Americans and American institutions, so it’s not enough to pose a security risk, right? "

Looking at the face of several cups of coffee, Tracy decided to say a few more words: "But you are Chinese! If you were not Chinese, but an American, CFIUS would not intervene at all."

Xia Jingxing smiled and said, "Okay, I understand. How do we need to cooperate next?"

Tracy smiled and said, "Wait for us to notify you."

Xia Jingxing immediately cursed in his heart to wait for the notification, but he still sent Cuixi and his group away with a smile on his face.