Dad's Entertainment Life

Chapter 743 Public opinion
Annie got out of a car and looked at the Ebes Building in front of her with Su Lenghe who came to her.

Until standing in front of Ebes Film Company, she still felt a little unreal.

A few days ago, when Chen Meng told her that she was planning to make her the person in charge of the acquisition team of Ebes, she felt as if she was dreaming and couldn't believe it at all.

"I'm just a college student who hasn't graduated yet, are you sure you're not joking?"

"I am very sure."

Chen Meng said, "This is also Mr. Lin's suggestion. What you may not know is that when Mr. Lin founded Tonghua Group, he was less than 30 years old. At that time, he founded the group and has now become the group's executive president. Hu Mei was just a college student who had just graduated and was looking for a job, so for us, age was not a problem at all."

Annie took a deep breath and slowly calmed down, "I need a reason that can convince myself."

Chen Meng nodded, "Yes. The first is your identity. You are from the United States. Although you represent the Tonghua Group to acquire Ibes, there is no doubt that it is completely different for an American to come forward to discuss the acquisition and a Chinese person to come forward. Different effects, after all, a Huaxia company's acquisition of a Hollywood film company will cause a lot of public opinion, we hope to minimize this stimulus."

Annie nodded, she was naturally very aware of this situation, and it was indeed a good reason.

"The second is your ability." Chen Meng continued, "Your major in university is related to film. You have been very familiar with the film field since you were a child, so these things are no strangers to you. competent.

We don't treat you as a vase or a puppet, you have a certain degree of autonomy, or we expect you to use your ability to persuade the senior management of Ebes to complete this acquisition.

Of course there will be a professional team by your side to provide you with the necessary advice, and I am among them. "

This is already the greatest trust and decentralization, and Annie can feel Chen Meng's sincerity.

"The last and most important reason is trust."

Chen Meng continued, "Among so many choices, Mr. Lin chose you because he trusts you and thinks that you will not disappoint his trust."

Do you trust?Annie froze for a moment, then exhaled slowly.

"It's that simple?"

"Yes, it's that simple."

"Mr. Lin, what suggestions do you have?"

Chen Meng smiled, "Actually, Mr. Lin has almost talked with Mr. Daniel of Ibeth, and has initially obtained the other party's approval. What we need to do is to negotiate and deal with possible public opinion storms.

What Mr. Lin means is that there is no need to be anxious. Success will make you happy. Failure is not a big deal. The ones who are anxious should be Yibeisi and the others.

No matter what, the stakes are high and they will always make a decision in their favour.

As for the storm of public opinion, that's why you were chosen by us.

The key to the success of this acquisition is to "not highlight the characteristics of a Chinese company" and ensure that the acquired company continues to maintain American characteristics. This is the attitude we want to express. "

A flash of understanding flashed in Annie's eyes, "Is it the story of Sony's acquisition of Columbia?"

"Yes, this is worth learning from, isn't it?"

"Yes."

Anne woke up from her memories, and there were already more than ten staff members of Tonghua Group standing behind her. They were both Chinese and American. They would be her solid backing.

And Su Lenghe, who is currently her secretary, accompanied her to participate in this acquisition negotiation with unknown results.

"Let's go." Annie took a deep breath, said with a confident smile on her face, and took the first step.

"Yes."

Behind her, Su Lenghe and other staff hurriedly followed.

Difficult negotiations are about to begin.

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After Tonghua Group formally submitted its offer, the news was quickly reported by reporters before the negotiations began.

However, it did not cause much impact at the time, because there were too many such things, and it did not surprise the public, but felt a little proud.

Even if it is a bankrupt film company, there are a lot of people rushing for it.

However, after Annie led the negotiating team into the building of Ibes and the acquisition work officially started, people discovered that it seemed that this company from Huaxia was really likely to acquire Ibes. The film company will officially enter Hollywood and officially compete with many film companies.

In the eyes of many people, this is not a big deal, but the current situation is very sensitive, and any news related to Huaxia will attract a lot of attention.

Under the momentum of some media and the guidance of some people with ulterior motives, this matter was quickly heated up and became the hottest topic at the moment.

The situation of Tonghua Group has been fully reported by the media, pointing out that it is a company with huge capital and great ambitions. The works it creates are basically related to Chinese culture. Its background can be imagined .

If Yibeisi is really acquired by Tonghua Group, then there is no doubt that this will be a major event of Chinese culture invading the United States, and it must be stopped.

They called on the government to intervene to stop this acquisition, and called on people to take action to prevent Hollywood film companies from being acquired by Chinese companies.

It was a very funny method, but at this time it really had a big effect. At least on the second day, more than 100 people came to the gate of Ebes’s building holding placards to protest Ebes’s plan to sell the company. For the ambitious people from China.

Even though they were mentally prepared, everyone was still surprised.

"Is this their reaction?" Chen Meng frowned and said, "It's really a very direct method."

"They're used to it." Lin Qirong said with a smile, "No matter where you are, there will always be a group of people who are motivated by self-righteous ideas and become guns in the hands of others."

"Is it those companies?"

"Maybe, maybe they are watching a joke now. Although Ebeth is not as big as Columbia, it is also a film company with a lot of resources. For some people, it is still a big piece of fat. They don't want to be seen by us. Swallowed it in one gulp.

Of course, there may also be Yibeisi's way of pushing the boat along the way. After all, these public opinions are not a small bargaining chip for them. "

"They still want to use this to put pressure on us?"

"Who knows?" Lin Qirong smiled, "Who doesn't want to have more chips at the negotiation table?"

"What you hear is always different from what you see." Chen Meng sighed, "This time, this place is not as good as imagined."

"This is the reality, isn't it?" Lin Qirong shook his head, returned to his seat and continued to drink tea, without any anxious look on his face.

"Aren't you worried?" Chen Meng asked, "Because of this incident, Ibeth's negotiations suddenly fell into a quagmire, and I don't know when there will be a result."

"I didn't expect this negotiation to have a quick result, so my advice to Anne is to talk slowly, and don't rush to get a result."

Lin Qirong poured a cup of tea to Chen Meng, "We have to confirm one thing, that is, we are always on the favorable side, because we don't care about the result, failure is at most an exercise for Annie and the others, except for some funds , without any loss to us.

But this is not the case for Ebes. They can't afford it, they are burdened with debts, workers' wages cannot be paid, and investors' investment cannot be recovered. The longer they go, the greater their losses will be.

The same is true for those companies that are interested in acquiring Ebes, they are waiting for Ebes to contact them, but our quotation is always there, much higher than theirs.

This is a price they can't afford, and we have become a hurdle they can't get around.

We can afford it, but they can't afford it, so we don't have to worry at all, and there will be results in the end. "

Chen Meng thought about it carefully, then nodded slowly, "So this is why you let Annie take charge of this matter at ease? When she first appeared in front of the senior executives of Ebes, she scared them. I didn't expect us to Such a person in charge will be sent."

"But they soon accepted this fact, didn't they?" Lin Qirong said with a smile, "Annie has enough ability to prove herself, I believe her."

"I believe it too. But slowly, this spearhead will be pointed at us, right? Will it affect the layout of our group in the Beimi area?"

Now the development of Tonghua Group Beimi Branch is very good, if it is affected because of this reason, it will be bad.

"No." Lin Qirong shook his head.

Now Tonghua Group has a lot of cooperation with animation giants such as Disney, and has a mutually beneficial relationship with ABC TV and other media, and will not cut off cooperation because of such trivial matters.

In the final analysis, it is still because of interests.

Tonghua Group can bring them enough benefits, so they will not fall out easily. Lin Qirong knows this very well.

In the final analysis, Tonghua Group's acquisition of Yibeisi is not something that can cause a huge impact. Everyone just uses this incident to fight for what they want.

If you don't rush, you don't need to worry about these things.

Chen Meng looked at him with admiration, and she was anxious about the progress of the negotiations every day, anxious because of the progress of the negotiations that got stuck in the quagmire.

But after what Lin Qirong said, he found that he didn't need to worry at all.

Thinking of what Annie said when she reported to herself, Chen Meng realized that she really needed to improve herself, otherwise she might not be able to keep up with everyone soon.

Due to the intervention of all parties and the pressure of public opinion, the process of Tonghua Group's acquisition of Ebes has come to a standstill.

It seems that this acquisition will die prematurely, which makes many people rejoice.

However, the Tonghua Group still remained silent and calm about this, without any sign of rush, and continued to maintain contact, just hanging around in a leisurely manner.

During this waiting time, the new Grammys are held again.

(End of this chapter)