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Chapter 494 The final offer

When Su Wei came to Boston this time, he thought he would play a big role.

But who knew that he was just a non-staff member responsible for Fan Wenqi's daily work.

Because he is not needed to negotiate with Teacher Sun Yi’s laboratory, and he is not required to provide funding for sponsorship.

So in the past few days, Su Wei has been taking Fan Wenqi around various universities in Cambridge.

"Awei" Su Wei and Fan Wenqi are walking on the campus of MIT. Anyone who sees them will think that this young couple is here to enjoy the bookishness of a top university.

During this time, Fan Wenqi left the country and her family to be with Su Wei, which made her feel more relaxed than ever before.

I wonder if she is about to become a mother, so her estrogen is taking over now.

On her face now, there are no traces of the previous curvature at all.

"What's wrong?" Su Wei originally came to Boston this time and was wondering if he could find a chance to eat Sun Yi.

As a result, Fan Wenqi's defense against him was almost like guarding against a thief.

Not only Sun Yi couldn't eat it, but Zhou Xiaoyu, the maid of the same family, couldn't eat it.

He could only direct all the dissatisfaction in his heart to Fan Wenqi.

But she is a pregnant woman after all. Although she is almost five months old, she must not be too excessive or intense.

Fortunately, he and Victoria had a fierce fight in the hotel for a few days before coming to Boston.

"When our child goes to college, which school do you want him to go to?" Fan Wenqi spent her college career in the UK.

Because there are very few people of their class studying in universities in the country.

So when she first started, she planned to let the child in her belly go to university in the UK.

But after visiting famous universities in the United States, she felt that it was indeed one of the top universities in the world.

Compared with the conservative and old-school British, these top universities in the United States appear to be more professional and open.

"Why, just visit Harvard and MIT, and then start thinking about sending your children to study here in the future." Su Wei saw Fan Wenqi touching his belly when he spoke.

I still don't know what is going on in her head.

Su Wei has no objection at all to sending his children abroad to study at university.

After all, there are many truly cutting-edge technologies from abroad.

Moreover, many universities in China are reluctant to invest money in scientific research all day long.

Then I focused all my attention on recruiting foreign garbage.

In the future, my international ranking will be higher and higher.

But they also don’t think about whether rankings improved through such crooked means can improve scientific research capabilities.

"I have always had this idea, but before I considered sending him to the UK, but now I have looked at the United States and found that it seems to be a good place. If it were you, which country would you choose?" Fan Wenqi got on the back of the car

Platoon, looking at MIT getting farther and farther behind.

She was a little hesitant about which country to send her child to in the future.

Su Wei happened to be here, and she wanted to hear Su Wei's thoughts.

"The United Kingdom and the United States, of course it is the United States. After all, capable British professors are going to the United States." Compared with universities in the United Kingdom and the United States, Su Wei is of course more optimistic about the United States.

After all, Britain is really getting worse and worse now, and Ah San will become the ruler in the future.

In fact, he also hopes that domestic universities can gain some popularity and have a truly powerful university before his children go to college.

It's not the American Reserve University, which can never get rid of the prejudice.

"We are going back tonight. If you are short of money, don't be embarrassed to ask." In fact, Fan Wenqi had already told Su Wei about the news that he was going back to China tonight.

After all, she is very busy in China.

This time, after she spent 30 million US dollars, the other party agreed to share the research results with Huxing Pharmaceutical.

Now I would like to talk specifically with Su Wei. In fact, the main thing is to tell Su Wei that he can go to her if he wants to borrow money.

"Don't worry, who's in the relationship between us? I won't be polite to you when I really need it."

...

New York.

"Kevin, it seems that Baihe Media has issued an ultimatum this time." Gary Barber and Lu Lingyue have already had several rounds of chats in just a few days.

He has received the news from Seymour's people that Baiou Media has made a final decision.

So after he learned about this matter, he immediately raised it at the shareholders' meeting.

"I believe everyone who is not stupid can see this." Kevin Ulrich, as the boss of a hedge fund, knows a little about the people in Seymour.

He didn't even need to look for acquaintances to know that it was time for Baihe Media to make a decision.

The purpose of his meeting of the board of directors this time is not to discuss whether Baihe Media will eventually acquire them.

What he really cares about is how much base price he has quoted to Baihe Media.

"So what do you think? Should we still take the 8 billion?" Roger Birnbaum wanted to sell MGM.

After all, he had been at MGM for eight years and MGM had never made any money.

If the movie you invest in doesn't make a loss, it's already pretty good.

If it weren't for the big IP 007, he would have run away long ago.

"I think it can be lowered appropriately, because after dealing with Chinese people, I know that they like to bargain." Carl Icahn is an investor, and of course he hopes to make money by selling MGM.

After all, he has held MGM stock for eight years, and MGM has become a hot potato for their company.

It can be said that because of the existence of MGM, their company's return rate has been reduced to less than 5%.

"Is it the kind of thing that comes and goes? That's too troublesome. I'll give him another 200 million in the end. If it doesn't work, I won't sell it to them." Kevin Ulrich really can't accept bargaining.

.

And he doesn't think the price of eight billion is outrageous.

After all, in 2016, MGM was almost bought by the Chinese at this price.

I don’t know why, but the Chinese didn’t continue the conversation, but his appetite was already whetted.

"Kevin, why do you always refuse to sell at critical moments? If it weren't for your obstruction, MGM would have made the move in 2016." In 2016, Wanda Film and Television originally had a good chat with Paramount.

, and immediately focused on MGM.

And for MGM, it even offered a sky-high price of 8 billion US dollars.

It was almost going to be successful, but as a result, Kevin Ulrich was hesitant.

Then Wanda Film and Television didn't know what happened, and the matter just fell into place.

So the reason why the shareholders sitting here rarely have a good look on Kevin Ulrich is this.

"I just want to sell at a higher price. I do it for everyone's benefit. Is this wrong?" Kevin Ulrich never imagined that what happened in 2016 would still be remembered by everyone.

At that time, he was indeed very satisfied with the price.

But when he saw the other party's generosity, he wanted to sell more points, so he kept putting it off.

Who would have thought that as I dragged him, the other party's figure disappeared.

"Of course it's good for everyone, but since you came to MGM, you have been pouring resources into yourself. Do you want to be a star?" James Dondero heard this from Kevin Ulrich.

The whole thing was speechless.

If Kevin Ulrich hadn't been reluctant to sell, MGM would have sold it long ago.

Moreover, during the years when Kevin Ulrich was the chairman of MGM, he has been participating in various Hollywood receptions and awards ceremonies.

He is not as active as the chairman of a film company, but like a movie star.

"Okay, then tell me what price we should offer." Kevin Ulrich saw the other shareholders and became more and more excited as he spoke.

I know their plan is to sell MGM this time.

Now he doesn't dare to offend the public and can only ask other shareholders what their ideal price is.

"I believe everyone knows that there are only two companies currently being inspected by Baihe Media. One is us and the other is Lionsgate Pictures. I asked about Lionsgate Pictures' quotation here, which is 7.7 billion US dollars, so my suggestion

Yes, directly 7 billion U.S. dollars." It is no longer a secret that Baihe Media is in contact with MGM and Lionsgate Pictures.

Anyone in Hollywood who is not too marginalized already knows the news.

Roger Birnbaum has even found out that Lionsgate Pictures' base price is US$7.7 billion.

So he felt that in order to be attractive, it would be better to be lower than Lionsgate.

"Seven billion U.S. dollars? That's a full billion less." Kevin Ulrich couldn't accept it when he heard 7 billion.

After all, compared with the price in 2016, it is a full billion yuan cheaper.

But seeing that other shareholders thought the price was good, he couldn't express his objection clearly.

"That's more reliable than Apple's 5 billion. I think 7 billion is acceptable." People who want to acquire MGM now, in addition to Baihe Media, also have a super large company, that is Apple.

company.

Although Apple people wanted to acquire MGM, they kept the price of MGM very low.

Their valuation of MGM is US$6 billion, but they are only willing to pay US$5 billion to acquire it.

"If everyone can accept it, then let's offer 7 billion."

...

Santa Monica, California.

"Why is Baihe Media so eager to acquire a Hollywood company?" After Hal Vogel finished talking to Zhang Ruoyu today, he could clearly feel that the other party's negotiation speed was accelerating.

He thought it would be a long-term tug-of-war, and the results might come out in the next few days.

This made him unable to understand what was going on.

After all, why is the other party so anxious for such a big deal?

It is normal for such a big deal to be negotiated for months and years.

"I don't know. I also inquired carefully, but I didn't get any useful information at all." John Malone really inquired why Baihe Media was in such a hurry.

But he didn't get any information, so he was really confused.

It would be amazing if he could find out.

The information Fan Wenqi gave to Su Wei must be confidential.

John Malone wanted to know if it was possible.

"No matter what the reason is, we just need to know that Baihe Media is already planning to make the final choice." Kevin Beggs certainly knew that Baihe Media was not joking this time.

The choice should be made between them and MGM in the near future.

"It doesn't matter if you make a choice, we don't have to suffer with it." Mitchell Burns really hasn't slept well these days.

Because when I go to bed at night, I often dream that Lionsgate Pictures has been sold, or that Baihe Media has not taken a fancy to Lionsgate Pictures.

Now that the results are coming out, he finally doesn't have to suffer anymore.

If the company is sold this time, he plans to take some time off and travel with his little girlfriend.

"Then what price should we quote? Is it still 7.7 billion?" Hal Vogel saw that everyone was unanimous and knew that everyone, like him, wanted to sell the company.

After all, if the company is sold, shareholders like them will get a lot of money immediately.

And today's Hollywood is really getting harder and harder to play.

Their current opponents have changed from simple media company owners to giants in various industries.

"Of course we can't quote 7.7 billion. I heard from MGM that their base price is 7 billion. If we don't drop a penny, I'm afraid it's a bit unjustifiable, so I suggest we quote 7.5 billion." John Malone's news is comparable.

Other shareholders are much wiser.

Not only did they know that MGM was eager to sell the company, they also knew that their base price was 7 billion.

If MGM drops by 1 billion, they will definitely have to drop it a little bit.

"No, our quotation remains unchanged and is still quoted at 7.7 billion US dollars." Kevin Beggs heard that MGM's quotation was directly reduced by 1 billion.

The more this happens, the less likely he is to lower the price.

So he persisted and offered Baihe Media a price of US$7.7 billion.

"Kevin? MGM has dropped 1 billion, don't you want to sell Lionsgate?" Mitchell Burns heard Kevin Beggs insisted on 7.7 billion, and he felt that he must be

Crazy.

Because this time may be the final offer, MGM dropped 1 billion.

If they refuse to drop a penny, then Baihe Media will probably not choose them.

"MGM is just an old lion that is losing its teeth now. Why do we think we can't compete with it? A few decades ago, MGM was indeed the king of Hollywood, but it is no longer good, and Lionsgate

It’s different, we’re still young.” Kevin Beggs certainly has great respect for MGM from decades ago.

But today is different from the past, MGM has lost its former glory.

And in Kevin Beggs’ mind, Lionsgate Pictures ranks among the top three in Hollywood.

"I think Kevin is right. Lionsgate is not as popular as MGM in terms of popularity, but others have already surpassed it." I didn't expect that the first person to support Kevin Beggs would be

John Malone.

As an investor, he certainly knows how great Lionsgate is.

Lionsgate Pictures has always been called the number one person under the Big Six, but in fact he is more powerful than many of the Big Six.

The reason why they are not ranked among the top six is ​​because they have no background.

"If everyone thinks so, then I have no objection to the reported $7.7 billion." Mitchell Burns saw that John Malone supported Kevin Biggs, and he had nothing to say.

After all, Kevin Beggs is the largest shareholder and John Malone is the second largest shareholder.

The combined shares of the two of them are no less than those of other shareholders.

"Okay, since everyone has no objections, let's offer Baihe Media 7.7 billion. If it buys it, then we will all be happy. If it doesn't buy it, then we will run our own business and strive to become one of the six major companies."

(End of chapter)