You Promised to Make a Bad Movie, but Your Box Office Exceeded 10 Billion?

Chapter 182 The Penguin Who Committed the Crime of Greed (Third Update)

February 24th, Lantern Festival!

Penguin Tower, Penguin Film and Television.

Today, all employees at Penguin Film and Television have bright smiles on their faces. As one of the four major traditional festivals in China, there is no holiday for the Lantern Festival, but today's class is very happy for Penguin Film and Television people.

Because today they are welcoming an important guest.

If this deal can be negotiated, it will not be a problem for them to double their year-end bonus this year.

Downstairs, a motorcade composed entirely of red flags slowly drove into the parking lot.

In the middle Hongqi L5, Li Guanghong sat silently in the back row, and Aunt Huang sat silently next to him.

They came today to talk to Penguin about the acquisition. Yes, Li Guanghong was planning to transfer part of Qianda Cinema to obtain cash, repay debts, and survive with a broken arm.

However, it can be foreseen that Qianda's market share was originally able to compete with the alliance formed by Penguin. After this transfer, Qianda will completely lose the possibility of competing with Penguin. From now on, Qianda will have no choice but to follow behind Penguin and eat some scraps. The soup is cold and at the mercy of others.

But there is nothing that can be done about it. The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. This has been the case since ancient times.

In the car in front of them, several Qianda executives looked equally gloomy.

"If Director Feng Xiaogang had been invited to help out, maybe the result would have been different!"

After silence, a senior executive suddenly spoke, and there may not be any hint of complaint in his tone.

It’s no wonder he was there, “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” was indeed too disappointing.

The first week's box office was okay, but in the following two weeks, it was almost unsatisfactory. Not to mention catching up with "囧", it was easily surpassed by "The Golden Heist" and became the last one.

It also directly led to Qianda's defeat in this competition.

Not just him, many people have this idea. If Su You is replaced by Feng Xiaotan, will the final result be different?

They completely forgot, could they hire Feng Xiaotan?

They also completely forgot that Su You was pulled by them to put out the fire.

They didn't think about it, could Feng Xiaotan really turn the tide?

It's just that if they lose, they always have to find someone to take the blame, and that person can't be themselves, so "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", which failed at the box office, is undoubtedly the best scapegoat.

The motorcade stopped in the underground parking lot. Penguin staff led them all the way to the elevator, to Penguin Film and Television, and finally brought the group into the conference room.

"Mr. Li, long time no see!"

Before reaching the conference room, Sun Huaizhong, the general manager of Penguin Pictures, greeted him warmly.

Although Penguin Pictures has won now, it is Penguin who wins, not him. Sun Huaizhong is still clear about this. He is just a part-time worker and he does not dare to show off in front of Li Guanghong.

"haven't seen you for a long time!"

Li Guanghong also responded gracefully, without any pretense. The loser must have the consciousness of a loser.

Soon the group entered the conference room.

"Is that Li Guanghong, the boss of Qianda?"

"It doesn't feel as majestic as it looks on TV!"

In the Penguin Pictures industrial area, when the conference room door was closed, the employees who had been sitting upright began to whisper, and they all looked a little excited.

"A phoenix in distress is worse than a chicken."

"In the past, he was the boss of Qianda, with a net worth of hundreds of billions. He always made a small profit or something. Of course he felt majestic. Now Qianda is in a precarious situation. Whether he is majestic or not, it is unknown whether he can enjoy his old age."

"Yeah, who would have thought that such a giant would end up in this situation today!"

"No, you actually sympathize with capitalists?"

"I'm so empathetic. I just read it as a story. I'm still more concerned about how much salary increase this acquisition can give us."

The employees of Penguin Pictures looked towards the conference room and started laughing and chatting. The festive atmosphere was particularly strong.

"Mr. Sun, let me tell you the truth. I came here this time to transfer some of the shares of Qianda Cinema. Let's start talking directly!"

After entering the conference room, people from Qianda and Penguin sat on both sides of the conference table. Everyone else was silent. Only Sun Huaizhong kept chatting with Li Guanghong, but did not say anything serious.

Li Guanghong understands that in negotiations, when it comes to the table, whoever gets anxious first will lose.

But Sun Huaizhong was sure of victory, so there was no need to be anxious. Naturally, he had to make the first move.

"Okay, let's get started!"

As soon as these words came out, the staff of Qianda and Penguin immediately got into the mood, took out a large stack of documents from their briefcases, and began to have a heated discussion with the staff of the other company sitting opposite, and went to the vegetable market to buy groceries. Auntie doesn't make much difference.

As for Li Guanghong and Sun Huaizhong, they sat aside and acted as mascots.

After more than an hour, the argument gradually subsided. The heads of Qianda and Penguin each sorted out the documents and handed them to Li Guanghong and Sun Huaizhong.

"9.8%?"

Li Guanghong glanced at the numbers and closed the document in his hand with an angry groan.

The whole number of 9.8 is quite auspicious.

The person in charge of Qianda's negotiation lowered his head in shame. The people on Penguin's side were naturally secretly proud. They took advantage of his illness to kill him. They couldn't be more skilled in this method.

Yes, this time Penguin Pictures is planning to acquire 9.8% of Qianda Pictures’ shares for 2 billion in cash.

But Qianda's current valuation is more than 30 billion. Penguin Pictures wants to take nearly 10% of the shares for 2 billion. It shouldn't be too ugly.

"Mr. Li, I'm sorry, I don't know much about this, but if you have any questions, you can talk about it. I also believe that they are all professionals. After their discussion, there shouldn't be any problems with this number."

Sun Huaizhong laughed, of course he couldn't understand, but his subordinates were here to take the blame, so he couldn't even take a step back.

The box office reviews of the movies they invested in were not satisfactory. If Qianda didn't get his money back with profits, how could he be willing to do so?

What's more, they know Qianda's current situation. There are only a few days until Qianda repays the 2 billion debt. Li Guanghong can't afford it, and he is confident!

Li Guanghong suppressed his anger.

When he started his business, he did a lot of things like this. People are not rich without windfall.

But when something like this happened to him, his anger was so intense that even his city was a little unstoppable.

Back then, the valuation of Qianda Pictures was as high as 140 billion, which was an important strategic focus of Qianda Group's transformation into asset-light.

However, in just a few years, nearly 100 billion evaporated out of thin air.

In the past half month, the confrontation with Penguin has been a lose-lose situation. Penguin has also lost billions of market value, and Qianda has once again lost more than 10 billion.

But everyone knows that Penguin’s evaporated market value will soon recover, but Qianda’s future is uncertain. This is why Penguin dared to offer 2 billion to acquire 10% of its shares.

"good!"

"Dayu, you are responsible for signing the contract with Mr. Sun."

After a long silence, Li Guanghong suppressed his unwillingness. No matter what, he would first overcome the difficulties in front of him.

"Brother Hong..."

Xiong Dayu murmured, but ultimately said nothing.

Sun Huaizhong smiled. Qianda's current valuation has plummeted. Part of the reason is that it is competing with Penguin. When the contract is signed, everyone will be a family. By then, there will naturally be no movies released in Penguin Cinema to watch in Qianda Cinema. This kind of thing doesn’t happen anymore.

At that time, the valuation of Qianda Film will return to normal levels. In other words, this acquisition will double the 2 billion!

To complete this business, Sun Huaizhong will naturally benefit from it.

Of course, if Qianda disagrees, Penguin will continue to block Qianda, and by then, Qianda's stock price will continue to fall.

This is also the reason why no other company is willing to take over Qianda, because the lifeblood of Qianda is in the hands of Penguin. As long as Penguin does not let go, Qianda can only be slaughtered by others.

Li Guanghong had no choice at all!

"Mr. Sun, isn't this clause a bit excessive?"

At this moment, Xiong Dayu, who was carefully checking the terms of the contract, had veins popping up on his forehead. Anger flashed in his eyes, as if he might explode at any time. He looked at Sun Huaizhong, his tone was dull and depressed, and his right hand had been clenched into a fist, and he was beating it gently on the desk. A punch.

It was obvious that he was extremely angry.

The conference room suddenly became quiet.

Li Guanghong also looked over and saw the clause Xiong Dayu mentioned. His performance was not much better than Xiong Dayu's.

Penguin actually stated in the contract that the 2 billion purchase price would be paid in three installments. The first payment would be 1 billion, 500 million would be paid half a month later, and the remaining 500 million would be paid in three months.

This clause can no longer be said to be excessive, it can only be described as provocative.

It’s impossible for Penguin not to know why Qianda came to negotiate this purchase. It’s impossible for them not to know how many steps Qianda has taken in this negotiation, because Qianda will repay the debt in a few days, but Penguin actually wants to pay off the debt in three days. Will it be paid off in a month?

Three months later?

The day lilies were already cold by then, and I still want your shit!

They have already compromised and given up so many benefits, but the other party is still not satisfied and is aggressive!

"Mr. Xiong and Mr. Li calm down."

Seeing that the situation was about to escalate, Sun Huaizhong made a helpless expression and quickly explained, "Both of them are businessmen. They should know that even though the Penguin family has a great business, it is impossible to come up with 2 billion in cash at once. It’s so easy, but raising funds takes time, and there’s nothing I can do about it.”

It is impossible to retreat. What he has to do now is to stabilize Li Guanghong and Li Guanghong. When their anger dissipates and calms down, they will know what is the right choice. By then, the deal will be concluded. .

"The payment term is negotiable."

"Although it is difficult for Penguin to collect so much cash in a short period of time, it can still be done as long as you pay some price. However, it is not appropriate for Penguin to pay this price, right?"

First he used the strategy of delaying the attack, and then he tried to make a sudden attack. Sun Huaizhong was obviously well prepared.

Yes, they just want more benefits.

Li Guanghong was silent.

People are emotional creatures. If you continue to irritate him when he is angry, he will definitely fight you regardless.

But if you follow him when he is most angry, it only takes a moment for his anger to dissipate.

Li Guanghong is still angry, but he really has no urge to leave.

Xiong Dayu still clenched his fists, but Li Guanghong didn't speak, and he didn't act rashly.

As a result, the entire conference room fell silent.

Sun Huaizhong had a lot of time and looked at Li Guanghong with confidence in his victory, waiting for the final answer. He was not in a hurry!

Outside the conference room, Aunt Huang's secretary Zheng Yuhan's cell phone suddenly rang.

After just listening to a few words, her eyes suddenly flashed brightly, and her heart began to beat violently. Her whole body tensed up instantly, like a lion before preying, and she instantly entered into a trance. A peculiar state.

After she finished speaking on the phone, she rushed to the conference room impatiently.

This meeting was considered a business secret, so everyone who entered did not bring their mobile phones. She had to tell Mr. Huang the news quickly!

This news should have a major impact on the ongoing negotiations, or a major impact in Qianda's favor. If the contract has been signed before getting this news, it will be too late.

"What are you doing?"

At the door, Zheng Yuhan was stopped.

He is the vice president of Qianda Pictures.

He was just about to go out to use the toilet when he met the imprudent Zheng Yuhan, who asked him with a somewhat unpleasant look on his face.

"I haven't asked you what you want to do yet!" The vice president's face also looked unhappy.

"I want to see Mr. Huang!"

Zheng Yuhan said anxiously, but did not tell the news she had just received, because she was not sure whether to let others know the news. Many times, business is about information gaps, and it is important to have the enemy without us, so She had to tell Mr. Huang the news first, and Mr. Huang would make the decision.

The vice president's face suddenly darkened and he asked sternly, "Don't you know what we are doing now? Why are you going in to cause trouble?"

Now that a storm was coming in the conference room, he didn't know what would happen if he let Zheng Yuhan in.

This negotiation can be said to be a matter of life and death for Qianda. If Qianda cannot repay its debts on time, it will lead to a collapse of credibility. At that time, everyone will think that there is a problem with Qianda's capital chain, and investors will withdraw their capital one after another.

The embankment of Thousand Miles was destroyed in an ant nest. If something like that really happened, Qianda's building would collapse in an instant.

Therefore, there is no room for error in this negotiation.

"I have important news to inform Mr. Huang!"

Zheng Yuhan's eyes were even more anxious, and he was already like an ant on a hot pot, starting to jump a little.

"Is there any important news that cannot wait until the negotiations are over?"

A trace of displeasure flashed in the vice president's eyes. In his opinion, what could be more important than this negotiation?

He didn't expect that Mr. Huang's secretary would have such qualities. Not to mention that his appearance would remain unchanged despite the collapse of Mount Tai. At least, he wouldn't be so impetuous and helpless, right?

"Get out of the way!"

Zheng Yuhan was also anxious and reached out to grab the vice president.

It's a pity that she is only a girl, how can she possibly win over this fat and fat vice president who has good living conditions?

"Have you rebelled?"

The vice president's eyes were full of shock. He didn't expect that this secretary would dare to do something to him?

In the conference room.

Li Guanghong, who had been silent for a long time, finally sighed.

Sun Huaizhong's judgment was correct. Qianda had no way out and had no choice.

Even though he hated Qianda for taking advantage of the situation, Li Guanghong thought about it and found that he only had to agree.

"What else do you want?"

He was no longer too lazy to make excuses and asked straight to the point.

I have to say that the sound insulation effect of Penguin's conference room is really good. The people in the conference room did not notice at all the quarrel that happened outside.

Lest you accuse me of breaking the chapter again, please post the next chapter together. . .

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