Volume 3 Summer Rain Chapter 0336 Red Sofa Attack
After leaving Qidian Orphanage, Nan Yi immediately rushed back to the apartment.
Today happens to be the fourth Thursday of November, Thanksgiving Day. Companies and schools in China will be closed until the weekend.
Who would have thought that when Nan Yi returned to Nan Pavilion, the two girls were not there, nor were Sandy and Mandy. When Xia Shengnan was asked, she found that they had both gone to "their own company" and said that the employees were on holiday and they, as bosses, could not take the day off.
That’s good. Scarlett doesn’t have a holiday, and neither do the two little girls.
Calculating the time, Nan Yi prepared meals for the two little girls, and then hurried to Scarlett's house. He and his son hadn't seen each other for two or three months, so he had to go and kiss them quickly.
For three days and four nights, he paid his taxes, accompanied his son, and took advantage of the free time of the two female bosses to have a meeting with him. He also made time to meet with Harry Davidson.
These days, Nan Yi has been spinning like a top, without a moment's rest.
I always met Rachel on the way to the airport.
"Adam, Marvin Davis has been diagnosed with cancer. He is ready to sell his shares in 20th Century Fox. The second largest shareholder, Marc Rich, is also interested in selling his shares."
"Is it Marc Rich from the oil company Rich?"
"No, they just have the same name, not the same person. The Marc Rich I'm talking about only works in the media industry."
"Oh, why are you telling me this? When did I ever reveal my intention to enter the film industry?" Nan Yi looked at Rachel who was sitting next to him with a smile.
“Although you asked me to register Red Sofa Entertainment and only let me set up the company, acting as an ignoble broker, I know that you would not do it without a purpose and you must have some ideas about the film industry.
Adam, we have known each other for quite some time, and I have never seen you do anything useless, and you would never pay such a high price for your own enjoyment."
"Haha, I do have some ideas about the film industry. In fact, I have quite a few good ideas in my mind. I will take out the ideas, and then find a few more screenwriters to expand them into scripts and make them into movies. It should make good profits."
Nan Yi then told Rachel the general content of "Jurassic Park", but it was only the general content because he could not remember all of it. He had not watched the entire "Jurassic Park" movie, let alone the original novel.
However, this is not important. He just needs to propose the idea, and the rest can be completed by finding a screenwriter. If one is not enough, find two, or even set up a screenwriting company and recruit hundreds of screenwriters. Everyone can brainstorm and expand the script.
"Adam, this is a great story and would be perfect for a family movie," Rachel said after hearing the story.
“Yes, but I don’t have time to complete this story. You can find a few more screenwriters for Red Sofa, and we can expand the script together. If it is made into a movie in the future, all those who have contributed to the script will get a share of the profits.
As you know, screenwriters in Hollywood don't have an easy life. Before they become famous, their scripts are worthless. A script might be sold for a few hundred dollars or one or two thousand dollars.
Having a fixed income and free time, he can write his own scripts, which is a good choice for them.
Moreover, they can show their scripts to the company first. If they are good, the company will pay a high price. Moreover, it will not be a buyout. As long as the movie is released and makes a profit, they can get a share of the profits. "
"That's a good idea. So, are you interested in 20th Century Fox?"
"Of course I'm interested. How much would it cost to buy it? Also, do we have any competitors?"
"The cost should be less than US$600 million. I estimate it to be between US$570 million and US$585 million. The payment period can be extended a bit, two to three years is probably fine. There are competitors, too. I have heard that Murdoch is very interested in 20th Century Fox.
This damn Australian cowboy has been expanding aggressively in recent years. He wants to monopolize the global media and newspapers."
"Oh, monopoly is impossible. He can't be the only voice in the world. He should know this. Otherwise, his good days will begin to count down.
600 million is not a lot, but I can't take it out. Morgan is going to invest in Pan Am, so you can go to them and use Pan Am's shares as collateral to get a loan from them."
"Understood. I will first discuss the payment method with Marvin Davis, and then go to Morgan to apply for loans in batches. In whose name will the purchaser be?"
“Red Sofa, when the acquisition is completed, 25% of Red Sofa’s shares will be assigned to Scarlett , 65% to Adam II Taylor Nan, and the remaining 10% will be given to me personally with 2% and Rachel [Nan Ruoyin] with 5%. The remaining 3% is management shares, you will take 0.2% first, and the rest will be reserved.
Adam II Taylor Nan, Rachel and I all hold our shares in secret, especially Adam II Taylor Nan. I don’t want anyone to know that he is the largest shareholder until he reaches adulthood.”
"Understood. I will register an offshore company wholly owned by him to hold the shares of Red Sofa ."
"Um."
After a brief discussion, an acquisition involving 600 million US dollars was finalized, and there was no need for Nan Yi to do it personally.
Since the 1970s, the eight major Hollywood studios have not been living well. Even United Artists has been acquired by MGM, and the eight have become seven.
Entering the 1980s, the Big Seven had an even harder time. Except for Disney, it would not be difficult for Nan Yi to acquire any of them as long as he could afford the money.
He really couldn't afford to spend so much money to acquire any other company except 20th Century Fox, unless he was willing to mortgage more assets for a loan. But a film company was not worth his desperate efforts.
According to his original plan, after the Plaza Accord, he would turn his attention to the film industry when he had enough money. Now that he had encountered the opportunity and the money required was not too much, it would be okay for him to exit early.
It’s just a pity that he can’t recite the original works of any film or TV series by heart, otherwise, he wouldn’t mind promoting a famous writer.
"Something like Jurassic, The Hunger Games... That magic, what's the name of that children's movie with a bunch of little brats, JK Rowling? Damn, I remember the author, but I forgot the title of the work.
Oh, right, Harry Potter.
But it’s no use trying to remember the name, I’ve never seen it, I just remember the broom, and maybe a character called Hermione, but I can’t remember anything else.”
"Harry Potter", Nan Yi has never seen the movie, let alone the novel. The reason he can remember who the author is is because he accidentally read a report that this author became financially independent with just one book, and JK Rowling can be considered a female billionaire.
Otherwise, he would never take the time to remember things that were not related to money.
The reason why Nan Yi can remember so many things related to economics is that he has studied them carefully. He believes that everything in this world has its own rules.
For example, economic crises all have objective reasons. By comprehensively studying previous economic crises and keeping a close eye on the international situation, we can deduce the economic crisis that may occur at some point in the future. Nan Yi can avoid it or make arrangements in advance to take advantage of the crisis when it comes.
When a business grows to a certain size, it cannot be maintained simply by focusing on quality control and protecting consumers. The larger the individual, the more deeply it is integrated into the world pattern, and the greater the impact of changes in the world situation on the individual.
If an entrepreneur is unclear about the world situation and the future policy direction of his country, his business will not last long. No matter how happy he is now, it will end in failure in the future.
A pig that is blown out by the wind will fall back the same way it was blown out.
This is what is called making money by luck and losing money by strength.
Nan Yi flew to Xiangkeng and walked and talked with his grandmother Fang Mengyin on the beach of Repulse Bay.
"Grandma, what do you think of Wu Zaisheng?"
"It's hard to say. This guy is a bit erratic. I'm not sure about his true character."
"I have asked someone to investigate. It is not certain whether the attack on you was instigated by the Wu family, but the client is definitely from London. This is a strong indication that the incident is most likely related to the Wu family. Even if it was not instigated by them, it was caused by them."
"What are you going to do?"
"Let's investigate it first. I don't want to be a gun in someone else's hands."
"What happens after we find out?"
"I'm here to appeal for justice. You've been injured, so you deserve some compensation." Nan Yi said with a smile.
"Answer seriously."
"Have a friendly negotiation with the mastermind. If he doesn't compensate us with 10 billion or 800 million pounds, I will go to their house for dinner."
"Nan Yi, always leave a way out."
"Yes, I will." Nan Yi agreed, but he didn't agree in his heart. "Leaving a way out will lead to endless troubles. I don't offend people easily. If you provoke me, don't think you can get away unscathed. If you play a game of fighting with me, I will be his grandson if I don't fight back."
"I plan to arrange a position for Fuye in the group. Do you have any objection?"
"Of course I have no objection. It is only right to provide my cousin with a place to run a business. If he has business capabilities, grandma can also give him some shares. You can decide how much. I will follow your wishes."
"Forget about the shares. Even though it's under the name of Fang's, this property is all yours. Grandma is not senile yet. Besides, if I really give it to you, will you be willing?" Fang Mengyin looked at Nan Yi with a smile.
"Of course I am willing. No matter how important money is, family is more important. My cousin wants as much as he wants. I am willing to give him whatever he wants."
"It's good to hear you say that. Forget about the shares. Let him have a good position in Fuye. When he has saved enough capital, let him go out on his own. Whether the Fang family's brand can be established depends entirely on him."
"Haha, you just don't have to give it to me? But you can't stop people from wanting it... Fang Fuye and Wu Fuye, they have the same name, and I guess their temperaments are similar. The Fang family and the Wu family, interesting, really interesting."
Nan Yi really doesn't mind giving some of the shares of the Fang Group to Fang Fuye. In this way, it can be confirmed that the Fang Group belongs to the Fang family.
Unfortunately, human greed is like a snake swallowing an elephant. Fang Fuye is most likely a person with great ambitions but little talent. Even if the tree wants to be still, the wind will not stop.
"My cousin can't be relied on anymore, so I have to arrange for a cousin to come out."
