Chapter 388 Ultimatum
Chapter 388 Ultimatum
Fan Wumian didn't know that the "flower girl" Monica Bellucci had an opportunity to take advantage of the situation.
If you don't choose to take the initiative, you will naturally miss a wonderful story.
So on the day of the awards ceremony, when he met Monica Bellucci again, received the Cannes Film Festival Jury Grand Prix and Best Screenplay Award, and let the reporters take pictures, he left Cannes directly.
The rented private jet made a brief stop in Shenzhen, and someone took Feng Ying'er back to her new home in the Chunshuian villa area.
Fan Wumian continued to head north without stopping, preparing to have a good rest in Yanjing for a few days.
At present, mainland film and television companies are still gathering in Yanjing. Some of the projects on hand have been completed or are being filmed, while some have completed the preparatory work and need to continue to arrange some new scripts.
He was unsure about handing this matter over to others, so he had to do it himself. He had to wait until the detailed outline of the script was finished before asking the screenwriter team to help fill it out and improve it.
In addition, we also want to find some scripts from outside. With the strength of Shanzeiwang Media, it only launches three or four TV series a year, which is obviously too few.
now.
In a two-story courtyard house on the northern edge of Houhai.
Fan Wumian had just woken up from his sleep when he heard someone beside him say:
"Finally woke up? I've been here for quite some time, and it seems like you've slept for more than nine hours."
With a gentle pull, he held Zhuang Muxi in his arms.
Pick up the watch on the bedside table and look at it.
I adjusted to the time difference on the way back, and now it is a little after 5 pm local time in Yanjing.
Smelling the faint scent of perfume on Zhuang Muxi, Fan Wumian smiled and said:
"I haven't adjusted to the time difference yet. I'm afraid I'll have to stay up all night again tonight. You'll wait by my side while I sleep? Isn't that extremely boring?"
Zhuang Muxi replied:
"It's OK. I slept for more than two hours in the afternoon, and then I went to your study to use the computer to surf the Internet. Tudou.com has several movies online this week. I watched "Big Shot", which was quite interesting."
After obtaining a temporary online video license and eliminating potential risks.
Tudou.com has slightly quickened its pace, releasing a number of digitally restored TV series and movies, in an effort to enrich its film library as soon as possible.
The number of paying users is less than one million, and most of them are attracted by the new user discounts. After taking advantage of the discounts, the renewal rate is less than 30%.
This is understandable.
Tudou.com has too few resources, with only more than 30 TV series and movies released in total.
Most young people who like to surf the Internet do not have computers installed at home. Considering their pocket money, it is too luxurious to go to an Internet cafe and pay by the hour to watch TV shows.
It is rare for these netizens to spare some time, and they would rather spend their precious pocket money on online games, risking getting beaten up in quarrels at home.
Compared with Tudou.com, which is half-dead and is completely supported by Fan Wumian's money, the recently launched "Dungeon & Fighter" is extremely popular.
After the third batch of public beta test spots were released, the number of public beta test players increased to 25, and one account could still be sold for around 300 yuan.
On the official trading platform, several pieces of gaming equipment were successfully sold for over ten thousand yuan. After being widely reported by the media, Dungeon Fighter became even more popular.
The air conditioner made his hands and feet cold. Fan Wumian found a warm and comfortable place to cover his hands and said to Zhuang Muxi:
"As long as Director Feng doesn't make art films, he's pretty good the rest of the time. I owe him a small favor to get Wang Baoqiang's contract. I hope he won't use this favor to get me to invest in some high-brow movies."
This refers to "1942", the only film directed by Feng that suffered a huge loss.
Although this movie is quite realistic, the details are handled very well and the actors' acting skills are not bad.
However, because it was a disaster film that was close to reality, its audience was relatively narrow, and in the end, the investor Huayi Brothers suffered heavy losses, causing the company's market value to plummet.
Mistaking Fan Wumian for being worried about the fact that "This Man From Earth" could not be released in theaters, Zhuang Muxi comforted him:
"A few days ago, I saw someone selling pirated DVDs of "This Man Came from Earth" in Wangfujing. The price was only 5 yuan. I went home and watched it. It was actually quite interesting and suitable for killing time alone."
“Five dollars.”
Whenever he thought of the bosses of the various mountainous dens who spent all day hunting geese and were eventually pecked in the eyes by geese, Fan Wumian was particularly happy:
"If we don't take advantage of the popularity of the Cannes Film Festival award to sell it quickly, it will be even harder to sell in the future. If there were no pirated DVDs, we should be able to make an extra 100 million yuan from the peripheral copyrights of "The Lonely and Great God". Compared with my loss, their loss is just a few dollars."
"It's the same with Tudou.com. Every time they release content, it's immediately moved to other pirated video sites."
"To invest in this type of project, you really need a big heart with strong stress resistance, otherwise you will be very angry."
Zhuang Muxi nodded and said, "You opened a studio in Hollywood, the business order there should be better."
"Yeah, but it's not that good. A bunch of film and television companies are frantically doing accounting. It's hard to get money from normal investments. The bigger the company, the dirtier the methods."
Fan Wumian dozed off, leaned against the head of the bed and added:
"For example, when I asked Paramount to distribute DVDs, the purchase price was only two or three dollars at most, but they calculated the cost to me at more than six dollars. My share of the profit shrank instantly. I dare not think whether they would also falsify the sales figures. I guess they spent a lot of money on filming in the United States, and they must have been cheated a lot in other links."
It is very easy to make mistakes when doing business in the cultural and entertainment industry, but because of the high returns, it is still worth investing in. However, there are always a group of "hyenas" following behind, which can easily make people feel annoyed.
This time, countless counterfeit dens suffered a setback. Fan Wumian, who was watching the fun, didn't mind the incident and just wanted to raise his hands and applaud.
Because there are so many unsaleable pirated discs of "This Man From Earth", it is said that there are already agents in the market who give them away for free to retailers as bonuses.
While chatting.
He kept making small movements with his hands, causing Zhuang Muxi's breathing to become heavier.
Realizing that the situation was not good, Fan Wumian decisively got up and went to the bathroom to wash up.
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As far away as Italy.
At the headquarters of Valentino, several shareholders met today to vote on whether to sell the company as a whole.
In the early years, most European luxury brands were family-owned businesses, such as Hermès, GUCCI, Burberry, and Dior.
As capital began to enter the market, brands acquired by large companies received more support in terms of financial channels, which made a group of traditional family brands breathless and forced them to choose to accept acquisitions or financing.
If you can't beat them, join them. This is an old Italian tradition.
Many brands originating from Italy have actually become assets of wealthy businessmen from other countries. Valentino has suffered huge losses for two consecutive years, and a group of shareholders have long considered selling off their shares.
Unfortunately, apart from high heels, cosmetics, handbags, clothing, and sales channels are not very good. The brand influence is limited to Italy and cannot gain the attention of multinational luxury groups such as LVMH Group and Kering Group.
Suddenly Fan Wumian showed up. Actually, Valentino was not optimistic about him. They felt that his strength was a little weak and they could not give a perfect offer.
The problem is that for now, the only potential acquirer is Fan Wumian.
Therefore, when the two parties first started to contact each other, Valentino's major shareholder couldn't wait to release the news to the outside world, hoping to attract the attention of other potential buyers.
pity.
Throw a wink at a blind man.
After contacting a circle, I found that the market was very quiet. I couldn't even find anyone asking for prices, let alone bidding against each other to raise the prices.
This made Valentino's shareholders conclude that "the company is about to go bankrupt."
For two consecutive years, the company has lost a total of more than 30 million euros. If this continues, unless it continues to invest money, it will have to lay off employees and close stores to reduce operating costs.
Compared with making random efforts, cashing out in time seems to be the best option. A shareholder mentioned that it would be better to invest the money in the stock market and buy shares of LVMH Group.
This led to the fact that when the actual voting began, they quickly and unanimously agreed to accept the acquisition offer, but they were prepared to struggle a little longer and try to get a higher acquisition price.
The acquisition team hired by Fan Wumian through McKinsey Consulting Company received the complete meeting minutes from the beautiful secretary who was responsible for recording the meeting content.
The price was 3 euros in cash, equivalent to the secretary's annual salary, plus a letter of commitment that she would not be fired within 50000 years after the acquisition deal was completed.
After reading the contents of the meeting minutes, I found that there was no need to increase the price further.
Fan Wumian's acquisition team was worried that things would get more complicated if the time went on, so they immediately found a reason to issue an ultimatum, telling Valentino shareholders that starting from tomorrow, their bid would be reduced by 250 million euros for every day of delay.
The effect is immediate.
Less than two hours after the meeting, Valentino's shareholders agreed to sign the contract.
Yanjing time, almost 10 o'clock in the evening.
Zhuang Muxi had already washed up and was ready to go to bed. Fan Wumian received a call and heard that Valentino agreed to sell the house for 1 million euros. He was slightly surprised and asked:
"How could they be so straightforward? I thought they would drag it out for a while and give an extra 10 or 20 million euros."
On the other end of the phone.
A lawyer named Song explained with a smile:
"McKinsey Consulting has a wide range of connections and business all over the world. They bribed a female secretary of Valentino and found out the prices that several shareholders were looking for in advance."
".The legendary corporate spy?"
"Well, in acquisitions, this kind of trick is very common. It can achieve great things with little money. I've heard of people rummaging through trash cans and finding key information that could affect an acquisition."
Hear the words.
This incident reminded Fan Wumian, and he said, "Oh, I'm not used to using a shredder either. It seems to be necessary."
Lawyer Song said to him again:
"In fact, shredders are not 100% safe. It's best to just throw them into an incinerator and burn them. I've heard of a case abroad where a maid stole her employer's tadpoles, got pregnant, sued her employer for alimony, and won the case in the end."
Fan Wumian had heard of this matter and was on guard against it in his daily life. He followed the topic and replied:
"Real life is more exciting than movies. It's suitable for adaptation. If you write this kind of joke into the script, the box office will definitely be good."
(End of this chapter)