Chapter 257： [You have no bargaining power]

怎么 样 "How? Mr. Arad, how are you thinking?" Zhang Bowen calmly looked at the chairman and ceo of Marvel Comics at this moment.

I want to acquire Marvel Comics, and first flatten Avi Arad, put him flat, and he can better marvel the Marvel Comics board.

Who is the speaker is important.

Secondly, Marvel now does not have much bargaining power, and the initiative is in the hands of Bluestar Technology Group.

"$ 1.5 billion is too low. Although Amazing Company is currently facing difficulties and does need external support, even if I can sell it myself, I can't convince Amazing shareholders." Avi Arad said helplessly. .

Through interviews, Zhang Bowen also confirmed that Amazing Comics did intend to find an owner to sell himself, so the other party never said a word that he did not consider selling.

Finding an owner is equivalent to buying you insurance, so that even if "Iron Man" fails at the box office, the company will not go bankrupt.

I am surprised that the company is really miserable now.

Only Luo Sheng knew that in only one year, the box office explosion of "Iron Man" turned the surprise company on the edge of life and death overturned overnight, so be early, miss this point, and wait a month later. The release of "Iron Man" is another situation.

At that time, even if the surprise company also needs to recognize the godfather, many people will throw olive branches to Marvel, and the purchase price will increase significantly.

Zhang Bowen raised a finger: "Ok, I add 100 million US dollars, 1.6 billion US dollars."

维 Avi Arad recounted: "$ 2 billion, at least this price, otherwise I can't convince the board."

After hearing that, Zhang Bowen smiled inwardly. As soon as the counteroffer countered, he knew that it could definitely be lower than 2 billion U.S. dollars, and thoughtlessly replied, "I must say that there is only one month. In less time, the release date of "Iron Man" is set at the beginning of May. Once the box office fails fiercely, the copyright of ip characters such as Captain America and Thor is my blue star technology. "

When he said that, Arad's complexion changed slightly, and he couldn't help but glance at the people at Merrill Lynch and yelled at him.

Damn Wall Street!

A few moments later, Zhang Bowen added: "After the insurance period has passed, by that time, once the box office of" Iron Man "has failed fiercely, the surprise company may really be worthless, and the valuable IP role is almost gone."

博 Zhang Bowen played the open card and flipped the hole card directly. This strategy of negotiating is to make the opponent the most frustrated and helpless.

Because, Marvel Comics does not have much confidence in the success of "Iron Man", and cannot afford to lose. Once the box office fails, the first-line IP roles are gone. The value of Marvel Comics may be less than $ 700 million. Not even the lower limit.

"We need to discuss internally, this matter is too big, it is a matter of life or death for the company." Avi Arad did not continue to bargain, but responded to each other with such a reply.

没 "No problem, I will stay here for about two or three days, only three days." Zhang Bowen said, and immediately got up, Arad also quickly got up, the two sides shook hands, this time the meeting was over.

The first time I met, there wasn't a lot of substantive consensus. M & A deals involving more than one billion US dollars could not be concluded in a few words.

But one thing is for sure, it won't be long.

Regardless of whether the M & A deal is successful or not, it will end before the release of the "Iron Man" movie, so there are actually only more than ten days left.

But the most worrying thing is obviously not Bluestar Technology Group, but Amazing Comics.

For them, if they want to sell themselves and do not want to bear the huge risk of the fierce defeat of "Iron Man", it is best to facilitate this transaction before the film is released, which is equivalent to buying an insurance policy for themselves. The movie was a fiasco, and a new owner, Bluestar Technology Group, came to the fore.

意义 The sequence of the film's release is completely different.

Amazing comics certainly dare not bet on the success of the "Iron Man" movie 100. This is a bet on the rhythm of his life. There can be a more gentle way out. No one wants to bet on everything.

Uh ...

At the hotel where Zhang Bowen is located, right now in the middle of the night, he is in the middle of a satellite phone line with Luo Sheng in China.

"Invested 5.5 billion US dollars in cash for M & A, and the remaining funds were completed by Bluestar Technology Group's cross-shareholding." Luo Sheng, the other side of the communicator, heard a voice.

"I understand!" Zhang Bowen responded a little, and the communication was over soon.

It's a stupid decision to buy all with cash. Take the current bluestar technology stock cross-shareholding, and use the cash saved here to repurchase the company's stock in the second half of the year. At that time, the surprise money is equal to one cent. Instead of making money, he made a fortune.

On the one hand, the blue star technology stock held by Amazing Comics can be hedged out through the repurchase of this fund. Besides, you can buy more stocks, and of course, you will earn more, because Luo Sheng is expected to determine the blue star technology. The stock will plunge further, not far from the bottom.

At the same time, the more critical point is that if you take all the cash for mergers and acquisitions, the core layer of Amazing Animation may be cashed out. Maybe the Marvel Universe plan will be changed or even messed up. This billion-dollar investment may cost Water drifting has become a bad asset.

Cross-shareholding, tied Marvel Comics to the chariot of Blue Star Technology Group, and indirectly tied the core layer together. They have their own vital interests in order to make Marvel Pictures bigger and stronger.

Now the stock market has fallen sharply, and the market value of Bluestar Technology has been falling, but this is not important to Marvel. What is important is that it is enough to rely on a large group and at least working capital.

The thing of stock market value is that it is important to want to cash out when leaving the market, but to continue to make achievements in Marvel's business, the fluctuation of stock market value has no effect.

Uh ...

At the same time, Avi Arad was also in an emergency discussion with the board of Marvel Comics to discuss the merger of Bluestar Technology Group, and most of the shareholders agreed to sell themselves to Bluestar Technology. Find a thigh and hold it underneath the big tree.

The only problem is the price of mergers and acquisitions. Most shareholders feel that Bluestar Technology's offer is slightly lower. If it can be higher, the consensus will soon be reached.

You know, Amazing Comics is also very anxious. They all hope to find a new owner before the release of "Iron Man" and pass the potential risks to Blue Star Technology Group. They have a big group, so that Amazing Comics will not face bankruptcy and liquidation Life and death are in crisis.

Uh ...

The day after Zhang Bowen met with the head of Marvel Comics, the media suddenly published a news and made a lot of noise in the industry.

纽约 "New Yorker" did not know where to hear the wind, the article reported that Blue Star Technology Group's global executive vice president is in talks with the surprise comic company ceo mergers and acquisitions.

博 Zhang Bowen saw the report of The New Yorker that morning. He didn't think about it. It must be the sound of Wall Street ~ www.novelhall.com ~ The purpose is very simple, in order to pull amazing stocks.

The result was not the same. After the news came out, the stock of Marvel Comics rose, reaching a market value of $ 2.9 billion.

I'm afraid it's not just Wall Street. Some shareholders of Marvel Comics must have secretly leaked the news to the media. This is normal. Once a merger between a company and another listed company occurs, even if the listed company is in a very bad situation , Stocks will also rise against the trend, because someone will definitely rise, this is the basic law of the market.

But it is also risky, because Bluestar Technology may not buy it, then for some people who are in the stock market, this situation can be miserable.

Risk and return coexist.

After this incident came to light, it was also very popular in Hollywood. The 1.6 billion US dollars offer was quite satisfactory, even a little low, but there was no way. Amazing comics are there.

Xun Zheng's so-called good things are endless. After the acquisition was exposed, other related matters also surfaced at the same time.

On the same day, two other things related to Marvel Comics were also reported by the Los Angeles News, The New York Times, and The Hollywood Reporter.

One was a copyright statement that made the acquisition a new wave, and the other was that Disney suddenly came in and made a bar.

Uh ...