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Text Chapter 143 Hedging your bets

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    The meeting place for this meeting was finally no longer the same coffee shop, but directly at Hendler's law office.  The secretary knocked on the door of Hendler's office and saw him standing up with a smile, giving Zhang Shaoping a big bear hug, and said: "Oh, dear Mr. Zhang, you are finally here!"  Zhang Shaoping has never been cold to this kind of extreme enthusiasm. He struggled to break free and shouted: "Damn it, Hendler, I'm not a gay. If you dare to take advantage of me like this next time, I will definitely let you go."  You know how powerful Chinese Kung Fu is.¡± Hendler shrugged and said, ¡°Well, sir, you really have no sense of humor, and your jokes are not funny at all. However, I have to admit that Chinese Kung Fu is very powerful.  "Yes." After that, the guy yelled "Ada" and made a Li Xiaolong-like gesture.  Meeting such a superb person, Zhang Shaoping was really speechless. Why didn't he find this guy so boring last time?  Zhang Shaoping coughed, looked at another white man in the office, and said, "Hendler, won't you introduce this gentleman to me?" "Oh, I forgot to mention, this is Ma, the founder of International Innovation Management Company.  Mr. Josephson. Josephson, the person in front of you is Mr. Zhang Shaoping from Hong Kong." Hendler seemed to suddenly remember that there was someone else in the office and was busy introducing the two of them.  The two shook hands politely, and Zhang Shaoping introduced Hu Mufang to everyone.  After chatting with each other for a few words, Hendler asked: "Two gentlemen, I have a separate lounge here, no one will disturb me. Do you need it?" Josephson said: "Yeah, that's great!"  Zhang Shaoping nodded and said: "Excuse me, Mr. Hendler." "No trouble, not trouble at all!" Hendler had a professional smile on his face.  I just wish that good things like this would happen every day. He is a big-name lawyer in Hollywood, and the legal fees are not cheap.  Especially from corporate mergers and acquisitions, he can definitely make a lot of money from it.  Since both parties know the purpose of the other party's visit, there is no need for tentative conversations, so they can get straight to the point from the beginning.  Josephson said directly: "Mr. Zhang, our International Innovation Management Company is a very powerful entertainment agency in Los Angeles. Although it has not grown much in recent years, its market value is at least US$9 million. If Mr. Zhang is sincere in taking over,  , We don¡¯t want more. Let¡¯s just settle the deal at the price of 9 million US dollars. What do you think?¡± Zhang Shaoping raised his eyebrows and said nothing, but Hu Mufang spoke.  Said: "Mr. Josephson, you and I both know what the current situation of Guochuang Company is. According to the market price, this company is only worth US$7.8 million at most. I think this price is reasonable." Josephson shook his head  , said repeatedly: "No, no, no, you don't seem to understand the situation yet! Guochuang Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Josephson Company. And Josephson Company is a listed company, I must get a good  The price. It can be said that the price of US$9 million is reasonable. Without this price, I don¡¯t think the board of directors will approve it.¡± ¡°Mr. Josephson, your offer is too much higher than the market value.  It's simply unacceptable." Hu Mufang showed off her true qualities as a strong woman. "We can only give you an extra $8 million, so you should be able to explain it to the board of directors, right?" Josephson thought.  The price was very fair, and he was already quite satisfied. He originally wanted to agree to it, but then he thought about it. The price was raised by US$200,000 so easily. He should still be able to handle it, so he suppressed his excitement and said with a smile:  "Ms. Hu, you are joking. You want to buy Guochuang Company for only 8 million U.S. dollars. You are not sincere, right? Well, I also want to facilitate this business, 8.7 million U.S. dollars. If you are willing,  Let's make a deal. If you don't want to, then you have to say sorry." When Hu Mufang saw that Josephson had lowered the price by 300,000, he felt that it was a joke and continued to bargain, "Mr. Josephson, why do you bully me?  Since its establishment, there has been no profit, and the parent company has to subsidize it from time to time. For Josephson Company, it is completely a liability. We come here with great sincerity. If you insist on the price, this is bad for everyone.  It's no good. " "Although Guochuang Company has no profit for the time being, the brokerage industry is becoming more and more profitable. It can be said that the company's prospects are very promising. Maybe in a year or two, the company's business will develop explosively.  The company's value will be worth three or four times at that time. "You said it will be in the future, but now the company is only worth 8 million." The two of them were arguing over the price.  Well, in the end, even though Hu Mufang took a step back and offered $8.2 million, he still couldn't reach an agreement.  First contact, no agreement reachedThat's normal. Let's just call it a day. The two sides will discuss it at another time.  After leaving Hendler Law Firm and sitting in the car, Zhang Shaoping ordered: "Ahu, let's just sit in the car and don't leave yet." "Huh?" Hu Mufang gave Zhang Shaoping a strange look and asked  "Zhang Sheng, what are your plans?" Zhang Shaoping said, "We will return to the law firm after Josephson leaves." "Why?" Facing Hu Mufang's confusion, Zhang Shaoping explained:  "Besides us, the one who wants to facilitate this business is Hendler who is more anxious. He really hopes to earn a large amount of referral fees and consulting fees. If we ask him for help, he will not refuse.  On the contrary, they will help us vigorously." Hu Mufang thought about it and realized that this was really the case. Zhang Shaoping's alternative approach was very likely to work.  "Zhang Sheng, that ghost guy is down." Chen Feihu said at this time.  Sure enough, Josephson walked into the parking lot with a satisfied look on his face. After he drove away, Zhang Shaoping leisurely opened the door, got out of the car, and returned to Hendler's law firm.  Seeing Zhang Shaoping leave and come back, Hendler was surprised at first, and then said: "Mr. Zhang, I'm really sorry. Your business deal collapsed today." Zhang Shaoping smiled and said: "No, Hendler, this business can still be done  It's not broken. If you are willing to help me, I think things will be solved perfectly. After that, I will get the equity I want, and you will get a lot of compensation." Hendler looked at me after hearing this.  In a flash, he asked: "Oh, what kind of help does Mr. Zhang need from me? You know. I'm just a lawyer, not that damn banker." "I know, just because Hendler you are a lawyer. So everyone  Only then will I believe you. I think you can find a way, right?" Hendler smiled: "Maybe, I heard that Guochuang executives headed by Jeffrey Berg are very interested in Guochuang Company.  , but most of Josephson's shareholders are extremely disgusted with this company that has invested a lot of money. "Zhang Shaoping smiled knowingly.  He said: "Oh, there is also this matter. It seems that I have to have a good talk with these people." "Haha, I will be happy to arrange a meeting with you." After coming out of the law office, Zhang Shaoping directly found Tang Shuxuan and Chen Yulian.  .  Tang Shuxuan started to set up the corporate branches of three magazines: "Movie Times", "TV Times", and "The World's No. 1 Film Critic". Chen Yulian just wanted to relax and had nothing to do, so she followed Tang Shuxuan around.  .  Find a business address.  Zhang Shaoping first called Shi Yangde to come and make plans, and then left Hu Mufang to help.  But he took a flight back to New York.  But it was Dina Brown who made an appointment with North American literary agent Behmote Jankro, and Zhang Shaoping rushed back to meet him.  The advantage of being in the media is that you can deal with people from all walks of life at any time. Whether they are literary giants or performing arts superstars, they will more or less sell some face to the media people.  Therefore, when Dina Brown showed her boldness and magnanimity when publishing a magazine, she naturally opened up the relationship with Jankro through the magazine writer.  In a certain high-end restaurant, Zhang Shaoping and Jankro met with Brown as the introducer.  Zhang Shaoping was arty at first and said a few things about the cultural world, but then he became embarrassed. He had no ink in his stomach. Apart from Shakespeare, he no longer knew any other literary giants.  Just when he was blinded and didn't know what to say, he saw that Brown and Jankro soon talked about literary publishing.  This is interesting. The two of them have some intellectual accomplishments, but they are covered in patina. The word "money" is inseparable from the left and right sentences.  When Zhang Shaoping heard this, he thought there was a chance. As long as you like money, things would be easy to handle.  When they were having fun talking, Brown got up and went to the bathroom, creating an opportunity for Zhang Shaoping. Zhang Shaoping immediately seized the opportunity and mentioned his intention to Jankro.  Jankro smiled in surprise: "I didn't expect Mr. Zhang to be interested in Chuangyi Company. It's a coincidence. I met Ovitz a few days ago, and he told me that Mardy Baum, the shareholder of Chuangyi Company, wanted to  After retiring, Ovitz originally wanted to take over Baum's equity, but after all, it involved a capital transaction of US$2 million. He couldn't come up with the money for a while, so he wanted to persuade Bao.  He will retire in two or three years. Firstly, he can sell it at a good price, and secondly, it will give him some room for change." After hearing this, Zhang Shaoping's eyes lit up, and he suppressed the joy in his heart and asked.  : "Since Mr. Ovitz wants to take over Baum's equity, I'm afraid there is no chance, right?" Before Madi Baum came to CAA, he was a partner in an entertainment agency, and later became a producer  , then he opened a brokerage company with only two or three employees, but his client list included a long list of celebrity artists.  This??, Baum also has very good relationships with many well-known directors, producers, lawyers, film and television company executives and other Hollywood power classes.  In order to win over this person, Ovitz and other five entrepreneurial veterans squeezed out 6% of caa's equity to him.  Although 6% of the equity is not much, it is a great benefit to be able to enter the company of CAA.  Because according to the signing agreement between several shareholders of Chuangyi Company, if one person wants to transfer his equity, the other shareholders have the right of first refusal.  Therefore, the key to future planning is whether Zhang Shaoping can obtain this 6% equity. However, the transfer of this 6% equity must be approved by Ovitz and others. Anyway, Ovitz cannot be bypassed.  Jankro smiled and said: "I can introduce Ovitz to Mr. Zhang. As for whether you can convince him, it depends on your ability." "Thank you! I am very grateful to Mr. Jankro for making the introduction." Zhang Shaoping  He smiled, raised his glass, clinked the glass with Jankro, and drank half the glass of red wine in one gulp.  While the two were chatting and laughing, Brown came back in time, talked for a while, and then left one after another.  Being blown by the wind outside, Zhang Shaoping sobered up a lot and couldn't help but ask about the first issue of Brown Magazine.  "How are you preparing for the first issue of the magazine?" (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!
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