With the box office fiasco of "X-Men: Dark Phoenix," Twentieth Century Fox's situation became delicate.In the past, there was a News Corporation, but now News Corp. is too busy to take care of itself, and it is no longer able to take care of Fox's affairs.Countless capital predators with sensitive noses are ready to rush up at any time as if they have smelled bloody prey.In this delicate situation, the acquisition teams of Qingfeng Group and Penguin Group have also become cautious and do not want to become the target of public criticism.However, Li He has the opposite idea, and at the moment he is discussing the idea of Twentieth Century Fox with Jerry Crama, the new president of Warner Bros.
Pictures China."
Jerry, the penguins are very interested in Twentieth Century Fox, and they want to take a stake in Twentieth Century Fox."
Li He directly explained the purpose, but he did not add the Qingfeng Group to it, for fear of provoking the Yankees."
Li, I'll be blunt, if you are a Western company, this commercial acquisition case will not be difficult at all, but you are a Huaxia company, you know."
Jerry Kramar said."
But it's just a normal business merger and acquisition, and it's not about politics, is it?"
Li He spread his hands and said."
I think so, others don't think so, you must know that the anti-China forces in Hollywood are not small at all."
Jerry Kramar said."
In the face of your own interests, that little bit of prejudice probably doesn't matter, you may already know, Disney is going to buy Fox."
Li He said.Jerry Kramar was silent for a while before nodding and said, "I heard about it, but they can't succeed, our other companies will stop this kind of behavior, besides, where did they get the funds to buy such a behemoth as Fox." ”"Actually, Jerry, it's not that I'm alarmist, Robert Iger has already sought funding from Wall Street and gained support, and I believe he has also approached Mr.
Hank Herman to advocate for our harm."
Li He said.After Jerry Kramar thought for a while, Li He suddenly became excited, and continued to say loudly: "But just thinking about our threat, but don't think about it, Disney, which has integrated Pixar, Marvel, and Lucasfilm, has acquired Twentieth Century Fox again, what kind of behemoth will it be?"
Now Warner Pictures is barely supporting, if Disney digests it, the situation of Hollywood's Big Six will become a monopoly in the future, I don't think your company wants to see this situation, right?
”"What you say makes a lot of sense, but Lee, I can't call the shots in this kind of thing."
Jerry Kramar said."
I understand," Li He nodded and said, "You just need to convey your meaning to the top management of your company, and I believe they will make their own judgment." ”In fact, when Jerry Kramar passed on the stakes of Li He's words to the top of the group, it attracted the attention of Hank Herman.Hank Herman was already worried about Disney's acquisition of Fox Studios, and Li He also talked about the idea of what was at stake.On top of that, if Disney does acquire Twentieth Century Fox, they will be powerless to stop it except for the Antitrust Law.I need to meet with a few other companies Jack Wells nodded and said, "It's time to make a decision......
"The six meetings were originally eight, but now there are no two, because of the need to avoid Disney, and the decline of Twentieth Century Fox, so it has become the big four.No one knows what the four discussed, but they know that Warner and Universal, as well as Paramount and Columbia Pictures, have become more connected after this high-level meeting.After reaching a consensus from Warner Pictures, on July 6, Penguin Group and Qingfeng Group officially held a press conference to announce their intention to acquire Twentieth Century Fox Film Company.As soon as the news came out, public opinion suddenly boiled.You must know that Twentieth Century Fox is not as simple as a simple film company, as one of the earliest established Hollywood film companies, Fox has a long history and a brilliant film career.But most importantly, Fox has a wide range of distribution resources around the world, a well-established peripheral system and a strong streaming platform.If anyone can buy Fox, it means that it will inherit these rich resources.And now, the announcement of the merger and acquisition of the 20th Century Fox by two large companies in China has undoubtedly stirred up a thousand waves.There are many reasons, but the biggest reason is probably the Chinese background identity of the two companies.With the rise of a new generation of Chinese directors led by Li He, Chinese films have gradually become a force to be reckoned with in the world film industry, and Chinese films are increasingly going to the world.In this case, some people with ulterior motives have brought up the invasion of oriental culture, the yellow peril theory and the like.These inappropriate remarks are very marketable in the West, and most of the ordinary people in the West are stupid and have no judgment, so they will naturally believe whatever they say.Ma Yongxin and Tang Qingshan also want to secretly carry out mergers and acquisitions in view of this, and do not want to stimulate those sensitive Westerners.But as Twentieth Century Fox came to the end of the road, the two decided that there was no need to cover it up, and if they wanted to make a serious offer to buy Twentieth Century Fox, it would be considered that there was another plan to cover it up.In North America, Disney couldn't sit still when he saw the acquisition intentions proposed by the two Huaxia groups, and Robert Iger hurriedly held a press conference to announce that Disney would acquire Twentieth Century Fox to prevent the cultural invasion of the Orientals.The world's media ushered in a carnival moment, and the discussion about which Twentieth Century Fox would eventually be launched was intense and enthusiastic, and countless bricks and beasts expressed their opinions and took advantage of the heat.As Tang Qingshan and Ma Yongxin expected, they announced the acquisition of Fox in a dignified manner, without concealment, so that everyone would not be blind.Although there are some people with ulterior motives who speculate that there is a larger conspiracy behind the two companies, not many believe it.Now it's Disney's turn to sit on wax, and Robert Iger never thought that this kind of large-scale acquisition should be kept secret and low-key, and it will not be announced until the dust settles.But now, although it has been in contact for two or three years, it is only a preliminary contact, and now at the critical moment, doesn't this let Fox sit on the ground and start the price?
Disney is not going to rest on its laurels, and following Penguin and Qingfeng Group, they also held a press conference to announce their participation in the acquisition of Fox.Now things are not only in the film industry, but even in the financial circle, political circle, international current affairs and other news hotspots are paying close attention to this acquisition.But it is bound to be a long process, whether it is obstruction by opponents or twentieth century Fox's price on the ground, it will take difficult negotiations to reach an agreement.In addition to this, there may be other competitors involved, creating difficulties, which is unpredictable.