MTL - Reborn Capital Empire-v2 Chapter 699 buy MGM

Chapter 699 Acquisition of MGM

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"Mr. Guo!"

"Mr Bass!"

They shook hands briefly, and after the two exchanged eye contact, Carl Bass turned around and took out a folded document from his pocket and handed it to Gary Barber.

"Gary, this is the latest resolution of the board of directors. In view of the fact that you have been the CEO of the company for five years, you have not been able to lead the company to profitability, and in the past three years, the losses have become more and more serious. The board of directors has decided to remove you as CEO of MGM Studios. Board Executive Director. You can be compensated for March and then pack up and leave. The MGM Board of Directors and myself sincerely congratulate you on finding a new job that is more suitable for you."

Looking at the dismissal letter that Carl Bass handed to him, Gary Barber was stunned. He thought about countless ways that Guo Shouyun might acquire MGM, but he didn't expect that he would have a 'drawing from the bottom of the pot' in his backyard.

"You can't do this, Gary has contributed so much to the company in the past five years." Jim Chanos roared.

Compared to him, Donato Essie and Jason Parsons, the two **** supporters of Gary Barber within MGM, have the same ugly faces, but are relatively calmer.

"It's you, you caused all this?"

Facing Gary Barber's questioning, Guo Shouyun smiled and shook his head.

"This is the resolution of the MGM board of directors, and it has nothing to do with me!"

He is not a fool. After so many people admit that he is involved with Carl Bass again, doesn't he admit that Matrix's acquisition of MGM is insider trading? He wouldn't do this kind of stupid thing.

Gary Barber took a deep breath, knowing that he had no way of getting any useful information from the cunning Bruce Guo.

"Karl, I own 580,000 shares of MGM common stock, and I'm asking for the board to reopen...!"

Carl Bass interrupted: "I'm sorry, you are no longer a member of the board of directors. And you hold less than 1% of MGM's total share capital and have no derivative action rights. You can't bring the board of directors and the board of supervisors. investigation."

After a pause, Carl Bass said with a hint of complexity in his tone: "Gary, thank you very much for your contribution to MGM. Now you can pack your things and go through the resignation procedures. Al is already waiting for you. "

Al Barton, Chief Financial Officer of MGM.

"Mr. Bass, since MGM has to deal with internal affairs, I will not stay as an outsider. After the new MGM CEO takes office, we will discuss the mergers and acquisitions in detail."

"Okay, Mr. Guo, please walk slowly!"

"goodbye!"

Guo Shouyun nodded, looked at the pale Gary Barber and walked towards the door.

"Please wait a moment. Like... What if I agree to your acquisition conditions?"

He stopped and looked at the hopeful look in Gary Barber's eyes. Guo Shouyun slowly shook his head, "I'm only the chairman of Matrix now, and I can't influence the decision of MGM's board of directors."

When the words fell, Gary Barber pushed the door and walked out. Wang Jue and Matthew quickly followed, and the group quickly left.

Coming outside, Guo Shouyun breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the Golden Lion logo of MGM. If nothing else, the acquisition of MGM will not change again.

The fact is exactly as he expected, without Gary Barber's obstruction, the newly appointed CEO has long been bribed by him with money, so the matrix company actually invested 2.4 billion US dollars and assumed 1.8 billion US dollars of debt, the total price Acquired MGM Studios as a whole for $4.2 billion.

That price was lower than the $15 he had offered to MGM's board to thwart Sony Pictures' leveraged buyout. But also more expensive than Disney and Time Warner. Without the leveraged buyout from Sony and the Constance Carter consortium, Matrix's $4.2 billion offer is already the highest among MGM's many potential acquirers.

After the deal was really settled, Matrix actually held a press conference to officially reveal the deal to the much-discussed outside world.

Along with "the end of a century of glory", "the last independent film giant disappears", "Matrix acquires MGM Studios, the tide of Hollywood consolidation intensifies" and other headlines from various media, as well as almost similar content, Matrix has The MGM acquisition became one of the biggest buzz in the business world in July 2004.

Just when the outside world was talking about Matrix's acquisition of MGM, Guo Shouyun, who stayed in Los Angeles, held a Matrix company manager-level meeting.

The content of the meeting was not complicated. After briefly discussing the development of Matrix Company, Guo Shouyun officially announced that Matrix Pictures, Universal Pictures and MGM Pictures would be integrated into a unified film company - Matrix Pictures. The company consists of eleven departments, including the production department, the publicity department, the logistics department, and the post-production department. The CEO is Kevin Yang, the former CEO of Matrix Pictures, and the president is Kevin Feige. Ron Mayer, the former CEO of Universal Pictures, was promoted to chief operating officer of the company. Universal Pictures and MGM Pictures are no longer independent film companies, but brands managed by the publicity department.

With such an integration, the ten subsidiaries of Matrix Company were reduced to nine, which improved the efficiency. At the same time, Vivendi's 20% stake in Universal Pictures has also been compressed to only 8%.

Finally, Guo Shouyun ended the meeting after discussing the filming plans of Matrix Films this year and next year.

"Whoa...!"

With the surging waves, Guo Shouyun walked out of the swimming pool.

"Bruce, your figure is really enviable!"

He took the bath towel handed over by Wang Jue, wiped his muscular body, and sat down on the reclining chair under the umbrella next to him.

"If you're willing to spend your time picking up girls and exercising, I think you'll have a body like mine too!"

"There are so many beauties waiting for me to spoil them. If I refuse, wouldn't it hurt their hearts? I'm a person who cherishes fragrance and jade! Besides, if you don't take advantage of your youth, communicate with beauties a lot, Do you have to wait until you are old enough to just watch and not be able to enjoy yourself?"

Guo Shouyun was not surprised by what George Roosevelt said. He has always done this and said so. In addition, there are too many beautiful women who are eager to become famous in Hollywood. In such an environment, even if he wants to control, there will be a steady stream of women climbing on his bed.

"Whatever you want, be careful not to die on a woman's belly!"

"Bah! Can't you say something nice to me?"

Guo Shouyun shrugged, and after lying down, "You didn't deal with your woman, why did you come to me?"

"Of course, congratulations to you. The acquisition of MGM has made Matrix stronger. According to your current development momentum, in a few years, it will surpass Disney and Time Warner to become the world's largest media company, which is a high probability event!"

"Really just congratulations?" Guo Shouyun rolled his eyes coldly and glanced at him. Having known each other for more than two years, he has long understood the temperament of this American brother-in-law.

"Hey, I know I can't hide anything from you." George Roosevelt acted with enthusiasm and attentiveness, "I heard that you are planning to make the 21st "007"?"

"You are very well-informed. Matrix Films just passed the resolution to prepare for the filming of "007" at the meeting. The company's website has not been announced yet, you will know it here."

"If you want to make a name for yourself in Hollywood, of course you need to be well informed." After a pause, "Bruce, I don't want to be the hero of "007". How about leaving the role of Bond Girl to me?"

"Didn't I already give you the heroine of "Van Helsing"?"

"Of course, more of this kind of thing is better. And the heroine of "Van Helsing" has higher requirements for the role's acting skills. "007" as long as beautiful is enough, which is just right for me." George Roosevelt paused, his tone suddenly changed He said ambiguous, "You wouldn't plan to leave her to your little lover named Eva Green, would you?"

Guo Shouyun didn't care about the joke in the guy's mouth, "Since you want it, I'll give it to you. But if the person you recommend can't pass the review of the director team, don't say I didn't help you!"

"Don't worry, I still know the rules!" George Roosevelt assured, patting his chest.

Favors belong to human feelings, Guo Shouyun will not ruin his career because of human feelings.

"It's getting dark. How about having dinner together? I'll treat you!"

"Next time. I'm still entertaining tonight!"

"Okay!" George Roosevelt shrugged, "I'll go first then."

Ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria Los Angeles ~ www.novelbuddy.com~ Bush hosted a dinner here today to raise funds for his campaign. As his die-hard supporter, Guo Shouyun was also invited.

Today's Guo Shouyun is no longer a small person who has just entered the business world for two thousand years. Now under his banner, there are the sixth largest bank in the United States 'Phoenix Bank', the fourth largest oil company 'Unocal', the world's largest electricity and natural gas company 'Pacific Energy', the world's third largest media company 'Matrix', Ruby, Apple, Guo's Business Group, and Google have also become important companies in their respective fields.

This series of achievements made this 25-year-old young man become the focus of attention the moment he stepped out of the car.

It's just that Guo Shouyun lives in a secluded place on weekdays and rarely participates in dinners and dances in the upper class, so not many people know him here, and no one comes up to greet him rashly.

Of course, when he came to the banquet hall where the crowd gathered, there were more and more familiar people.

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