As the acquisition of Dongbao Co., Ltd. is of great significance, involving billions of dollars, the CEO of Galaxy film company, Bob Robin, went to Japan in person to preside over the acquisition!
In 1943, Toyobo Co., Ltd. was formed by the merger of toyoka theater company and Toyobo film company. It has established modern luxury theaters and cinemas all over the country. Some of Tokyo''s most famous theaters are owned by Dongbao, such as the first Western-style theater in Japan, Imperial Theater. In addition, Dongbao also has 350 cinemas!
Dongbao Co., Ltd. is a production, distribution, cinema in one with a complete industrial chain of the company! In this regard, Japan is different from the United States, because American film companies cannot own American cinemas!
In addition, Dongbao Co., Ltd. is also the founder and one of the shareholders of Fuji TV. With Fuji TV''s relationship and its own advantages, Dongbao art, a subsidiary of Dongbao, has rapidly developed into one of the most influential brokerage companies in Japan.
It can be said that the influence of Dongbao Co., Ltd. in Japan''s entertainment industry is very important!
When the news that galaxy film company wanted to buy Dongbao Co., Ltd. spread to Japan, it immediately caused the panic of the whole Japanese film company.
Asahi Shimbun reported: "Hollywood film giants are aiming at the Japanese market!"
"Yomiuri Shimbun" reported: "Sony''s acquisition of Columbia film company greatly inspired the Japanese people! But now, the Americans are going to fight back! "
Many Japanese people demonstrated and called on the Japanese government to intervene and prevent Galaxy film company from purchasing Dongbao Co., Ltd!
"No acquisition!"
"We ask the government to stop the acquisition of Galaxy films!"
The Japanese are too naive and cheap. If Sony can buy Columbia Pictures, it will not allow the American film company to buy your Japanese film company?
There was a lot of noise in the demonstration. Hundreds of people gathered around Tokyo, and even American newspapers made special reports.
Is there any problem? A few days after the news that galaxy film company was going to buy Dongbao spread, people soon organized a demonstration. To say that there is no trickery behind this, no one instigated, who believe it? There must be someone who doesn''t want galaxy to buy Dongbao Co., Ltd
Who are these people?
The acquisition of Dongbao Co., Ltd. is simply bad luck for other Japanese film companies. Because after the acquisition of Dongbao, they are about to face a more powerful opponent. They have no confidence to fight against Galaxy film company!
Galaxy film company is in the limelight. Last year, four films dominated the top four box office in the world, which is unprecedented.
No matter which company, in the face of such a film giant, all timid!
As a result, the Japanese film companies unite to launch forces to stop Galaxy film company from entering Japan, which is justifiable!
What is the attitude of the Japanese government?
Of course, the Japanese government should be partial to Japanese film companies. Government officials from relevant departments said in front of the media that Dongbao Co., Ltd. is a Japanese film company with a long history and great influence. Foreign investors are not allowed to buy it!
This statement immediately brought the negotiation between Galaxy film and Dongbao Co., Ltd. to a standstill.
Bob Robin immediately called Henry to report the situation to him.
Henry is now preparing for the listing of his Internet company. After receiving a call from Bob Robin and listening to him about the difficult situation in the negotiation process, he became silent.
The intervention of the Japanese government is indeed tricky.
He rubbed his temples and began to meditate.
The phone still didn''t hang up, and Bob Robin knew that Henry was thinking, so he quietly waited for Henry''s order.
"Robin," Henry said, "the acquisition of Dongbao Co., Ltd. should be delayed in advance. I will try to solve it as soon as possible."
"Let''s take the second place and buy another company first! When I have solved the problem of the Japanese government, I will buy Dongbao Co., Ltd.! "
"Chairman, which company do we buy now?" asked Bobbie Robin
"Ghibli animation studio," Henry said, "is a company that specializes in making animated films. One of the founders of the company is Hayao Miyazaki, a famous Japanese director!"!!! Dongbao is good at making TV cartoons and Ghibli animation studio is good at making animated films. The two complement each other! Since we can''t win Dongbao Co., Ltd. for the time being, let''s win Ghibli animation studio first! Remember, we must keep Hayao Miyazaki
Hayao Miyazaki is a legend in the Japanese animation industry. Without him, the Japanese animation industry will be eclipsed! It can be said that Hayao Miyazaki''s name and his Studio Ghibli are synonymous with Japanese animation! His cartoon is the only important force in Asia that can compete with Disney and DreamWorks!
As a person in the industry, Bob Robin obviously knows something about Ghibli animation studio and Hayao Miyazaki. He nodded and said, "don''t worry, chairman, Hayao Miyazaki is really a talent. We will keep him!"
After getting Henry''s instructions, Bob Robin temporarily stopped the negotiation with Dongbao Co., Ltd. and turned to buy Ghibli animation studio. Ghibli animation studio was founded in 1986, although the company was established for a short time, since its establishment, excellent works have been produced frequently, and it has become the most dazzling new star among Japanese animation film companies!
The next day, Bob Robin sent people to Ghibli animation studio to make a formal request for acquisition.
"Hello, Mr. Hayao Miyazaki, I''m hank Ali, the representative of Galaxy film company. Now I formally represent Galaxy film company to submit a purchase request to Ghibli animation studio! Galaxy film company plans to buy 70% of Ghibli animation studio for us $120 million. At the same time, after the acquisition, we will start the equity incentive plan and give 10% of the shares to reward employees like you who have made great contributions to the company! "
Hank Ali said, "once the studio is incorporated into galaxy, it will get not only financial support, but also technical support. For Ghibli animation studio, beneficial and harmless! Mr. Hayao Miyazaki, please think it over! "
Hayao Miyazaki nodded and said, "Mr. hank Ali, we''ll think about it seriously!"
"Well, I''ll come back in three days. We''ll have a detailed talk then!" Hank Ali smiles and says goodbye to Hayao Miyazaki.
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Henry is lobbying the US government to put pressure on Japan.
Henry contacted us president Bill Clinton and dozens of US Congressmen successively and jointly held a small meeting in the United States. Naturally, the main content of the meeting was Japan''s intervention in Galaxy film company''s acquisition of Dongbao Co., Ltd. Shortly after that, a US foreign spokesman said very strongly:
"Galaxy film company''s acquisition of Dongbao Co., Ltd. is a normal commercial M & A behavior, and the Japanese government can''t intervene in it!"
"If the Japanese government wants to intervene, then we have to let Sony spit out Columbia Pictures!"
It''s none of my business to lie down in the manger. Sony is so innocent that it can''t help crying.
Before long, Sony issued a righteous statement to get rid of the relationship: "the Japanese government really should not interfere in the normal business M & A behavior!"
That''s good. The Japanese government was stabbed in the back by Sony!
What''s more, even the "father" of the United States has spoken, what can the Japanese government do? Can it still fly into the sky? In the end, the Japanese government did not dare to say a word. It did not care about the acquisition of Dongbao Co., Ltd. by Galaxy film company, and completely pretended not to know!
As a result, Galaxy film company has restarted the acquisition of Dongbao Co., Ltd!
After receiving the news, Henry showed a sneer of disdain on his face: "the Japanese government is awesome, right? In front of the US government, you have to pretend to be a grandson!"