Rebirth: My dad is a coal boss

Futu was a little surprised. He didn't expect Lin Hao to mention this. Blizzard is indeed their company now. It was acquired by a large number of mergers and acquisitions in the past few years.

In 1994, the predecessor of Blizzard was acquired by Davidson and Associates and renamed Blizzard Entertainment. In 1995, Davidson and Associates was acquired by Sierra and then sold to CUC International. In 1997, CUC International and HFS Group merged into Cendant. In the same year, Cendant was sold to the entertainment department of Harvest of France. Harvest of France was acquired by Vivendi in 1998, so Blizzard was also acquired by Vivendi Group.

The acquisition process is a bit complicated. If Lin Hao hadn't mentioned Blizzard, he wouldn't have remembered it. Vivendi Group has acquired too many companies in recent years, which is also the reason why Vivendi's debt is too high.

"Blizzard is indeed our company's. You know that Blizzard has released countless classic games. "Warcraft", "Starcraft" and so on are all popular games around the world. The company attaches great importance to Blizzard."

Lin Hao cursed the old fox in his heart when he heard Futu's words, but Lin Hao still wanted to acquire Blizzard. The current price is still cheap. When Blizzard officially releases "World of Warcraft" next year, it will not be this price. And by that time, Vidiwang is estimated not to be sold. "World of Warcraft" has earned tens of billions of dollars for Blizzard, and this is only the income from monthly cards. The income from other peripheral derivative products is countless.

"If your company is willing to sell Blizzard, I can make some concessions on Universal Pictures and Universal Music to make the deal faster." Lin Hao's calm voice surprised Futu.

He didn't expect Lin Hao to be willing to make concessions on Universal Pictures and Universal Music for Blizzard, but this did make him tempted. According to the current progress of the negotiations, it would take several months to reach a deal. He didn't have so many things to do. There were still a lot of things waiting for him at the group, and the entire group was paying attention to this acquisition.

Especially the board of directors. If the acquisition can be completed beautifully, then his position as CEO will be stable. He doesn't care about the entire Blizzard company. Although the games released are very popular and have made a lot of money, the profit is quite limited, not as much as Universal Pictures and Universal Music. The main reason is that the investment in game research and development is huge, and Blizzard's previous games are all stand-alone games.

"Haha, Lin, you are an interesting person. I agree, but I don't know how much you are willing to spend to acquire Blizzard, and how much concessions you are willing to make?"

"I will quote a price. If you agree, then we can open the champagne. If you disagree, just pretend I didn't say anything, and let's continue to talk about acquiring Universal Pictures and Universal Music."

Lin Hao's words made Futu take it seriously. Of course, he hoped to make a deal. He only saw Lin Hao put up two fingers.

He didn't understand for a moment whether Blizzard was worth 2 billion or 2 billion plus the original 15 billion. If it was the former, he was very willing. When Blizzard was acquired a few years ago, the entire Cendant company, including Blizzard, was acquired by French Harvey for only about 800 million. In the same year, Harvey was acquired by their company.

That is to say, Blizzard was only worth a few hundred million at that time. If it is sold for 2 billion US dollars now, it will be a huge profit. If it is the latter, it is still too little. 17 billion US dollars is enough to acquire Universal Pictures and Universal Music. In addition, although Blizzard is not losing money, it is not profitable. It is of no substantial help to him. He would rather slowly grind with Lin Hao.

However, when he was still distracted, Lin Hao had already spoken, "20 billion US dollars for three companies to take away together."

In order to make the night more dreamy, Lin Hao paid a lot of premium and directly quoted 20 billion US dollars. This price is definitely the highest price that can be given on the market. If Futu still disagrees, he can only say that he is too greedy.

This time, not only Futu was surprised, but even Ivanka on the side was shocked. 20 billion US dollars, does Lin Hao have so much money? Or should he borrow from Citi as before.

She didn't know whether it was worth spending 20 billion to acquire Universal Music, Universal Pictures and Blizzard Entertainment. She didn't have a clear feeling about this. She just thought that Lin Hao might be too aggressive. You know, this is 20 billion US dollars. What if the company fails to develop after the acquisition and loses money?

According to her thinking, Lin Hao is so talented in finance, he should continue to work hard in finance and don't need to take such a big risk. Although Lin Hao's acquisition of Universal Pictures and Universal Music has helped her a lot, she still wants Lin Hao to be well.

Futu was a little uneasy., Lin Hao's offer of 20 billion US dollars really moved him, thinking that he could ask for a higher price from time to time.

"This is my bottom price. If you disagree, just pretend that I didn't say anything and you don't have to bargain." Before he could say anything, he was blocked by Lin Hao.

"Although I am the CEO of the group, such a big thing must be approved by the group's board of directors. Wait for me for a few days and I will communicate with the group." In fact, he can decide the price himself. Before coming to Los Angeles, Vidiwang had held a meeting. As long as the price is not less than 18 billion US dollars, he can decide it himself.

But he didn't want to agree to Lin Hao right away, and now there is an additional Blizzard Entertainment, which was not included in the previous acquisition, and he also has to report to the group.

"Of course, then I will wait for Mr. Fortu's good news." Lin Hao said with a smile.

Both parties stood up and shook hands. Although the two had already negotiated, the people below still had to work, especially the people from Haohan Capital, who had to check the situation of Universal Pictures, Universal Music and Blizzard Entertainment.

Lin Hao's $20 billion is based on the assumption that there are no problems with the three companies. If there are any problems, then the price will have to be re-quoted.

On the way back, Ivanka looked at Lin Hao and had a lot of questions to ask. Lin Hao was pretending to be asleep, and his hands kept stroking Ivanka's long legs in stockings.

"Ask anything you want to ask. We are one." Lin Hao opened his eyes and said with a smile, and by the way, he put Ivanka's long legs on his legs. The touch was really good.

Ivanka blushed a little, and asked Lin Hao: "Is it too aggressive to spend $20 billion to acquire three companies?"