Ten days ago
AOL's chairman runs the company.
"Welcome, Mr. Wald. Although this is the first time we've met, I've heard a lot about your name."
Steve case, chairman of AOL, got up in person to welcome Zhuke after his arrival.
"Nice to meet you, too, Mr. case!" Juke shook hands with Keith, and his face was full of excitement and smile.
drama queen!!!
There's no doubt that Junker and Keith, in fact, are not as happy as their faces, both acting.
Zhuke's mind is to persuade Keith;
And case was thinking, well, what do you want me to do?
After a commercial exchange, Zhuke took the lead in making the topic clear.
"To be honest, I came to Mr. case for help." He said solemnly.
"Oh?"
Case showed a smile.
Chuckling, "my Wald film company will have a new film called my grand Greek Wedding in the near future. However, in recent days, Warner's media, even its parent company Time Warner, have been involved in this new film, which has made a bad impact on us. Therefore, I need to rely on the media power of your company. "
"Ha ha!"
Keith shook his head and said with a smile, "Mr. Wald, you have to know that time warner is the largest media group in the world, which can cover the whole world. Why do you think I will offend them and choose to help you? It's a thankless thing. "
That's right. AOL's chairman, after hearing Zhuke's request, immediately rejected it.
What's the advantage of the two media giants fighting rashly?
No one is a fool!
"If... I say if, I can persuade two members of your board of directors, Trevor David and Francis anko, to support your acquisition of Time Warner Group at the board meeting?"
Zhuke said faintly.
Boom!!!!
Time Warner acquisition?
As soon as this remark came out, case, who was just as peaceful as a mountain, was shocked.
"Can you do it?"
It's up to Steve case not to doubt it.
As early as a few months ago, as AOL's chairman, Keith put forward a plan at the board meeting.
ââThat is to acquire Time Warner Group in an all-round way!
In this way, AOL, the world's largest emerging Internet media company, will merge with Time Warner, the largest media group in the traditional field, to become a giant media group.
The combination of the new and old media giants is bound to bring AOL to a new height!
Steve Case called this acquisition plan - great plan!
However
Case's proposal was opposed by a large number of shareholders.
Among them, Trevor David and Francis anko are the most opposed!
Triford David, male, 58, was a farmer in New Mexico in his early years;
As early as 1982, AOL established its predecessor company, Kinsey company, which was dedicated to the research and development of video control technology. At that time, as an investor, triford David became a major shareholder of Kinsey company, which was also a small company.
The following year, Steve Case acquired Kinsey.
On this basis, AOL was founded, and Trevor David immediately became a shareholder of AOL.
The power of wealth burst rapidly.
He is lucky that he has changed from a farmer to an internet tycoon. After all, it is beyond his expectation;
Francis anko, male, 59.
In the early days, he was one of the first employees of apple. Later, he made a fortune in the financial market, and then resigned from apple to become a Wall Street investor;
In 1991, Francis anko invested in Mexico's mineral resources, but it failed. He caught up with the Mexican military coup and went bankrupt immediately.
However, at this time, Francis anko saw the potential of AOL, and immediately used his contacts on Wall Street to borrow a lot of money from banks and invest in AOL. After years of development, he is now a rich billionaire.
Trevor David was born as a farmer. He had no brains. He acted according to one rule. He was reckless!
Francis anko was a computer programmer, and then devoted to Wall Street finance. He was a very cunning and smart guy.
The two opposed Steve Case's acquisition of Time Warner because they were afraid that their interests would be reduced.
"Can you really persuade them to support my plan instead?" Keith asked incredulously.
"Of course."
"In fact, I've convinced them and they're happy to accept it," he said without hesitation
"Come on, your terms."
Keith doesn't care how Zhuke persuades David and anko, what he has to do with Zhuke is his condition.
"My condition is very simple, that is to support me in my grand Greek Wedding project and attack Warner. What's more, you're going to buy time warner. Isn't this just an opportunity for the other party to see your strength? It's a win-win situation! "
win-win?
It's a win-win situation indeed!
Even though AOL can acquire Time Warner, is it OK to complete the acquisition?
Of course not!
The internal struggle of big companies is extremely fierce, especially the merger of two giant companies!
"Not bad. Before the acquisition, let Warner see our muscles, which is conducive to the later unity work. I've agreed to that! " Keith said heavily.
Suddenly, Zhuke also showed a smile.
How did Zhuke persuade David and Anke shareholders?
Of course, Zhuke paid a lot!
ââShares in LinkedIn!
But not now!
As an Internet company, LinkedIn's listing, financing and development are inevitable trends.
Zhuke promised that David and Anke would have the priority to participate once Lingying company started round a financing.
Although this right of priority does not represent anything and is not valuable, it is a ticket to participate in Lingying company.
After all, if Zhuke wants to expand shares and win allies, he will also seek big companies and big capital, but he is not qualified for them to participate.
A promise, in exchange for AOL's media support, is also profitable.
"Besides, when the Internet bubble burst, the market value of American online fell sharply. When David and Anke two people wanted to take part in the investment of leading British company in time, it was estimated that they had no money. I was too smart." Zucker couldn't help thinking.
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Time goes back to February 22.
On this day, when Zhuke arranged for the overseas release of my grand Greek wedding, he received a notice from Kevin Fitch.
The preparatory work of spider man was completed successfully;
The selection of leading actors and actresses has also been successfully completed;
"Boss, the funds, the actors and the crew are in place. Now spider man can be officially filmed." Kevin Fitch's tone was emotional.
No one in the whole company knows that Kevin Fitch is a big fan of comics. At the beginning, he joined Wald pictures because he was greedy for the superhero rights in his hands.
Zucker immediately nodded and said, "well, you and director Sam Remy will come to me immediately. I want to see the detailed shooting plan."
"Yes, boss!"
The second watch is on.