Rebirth of the Tech Madman

Chapter 268: Hasbro acquired

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No matter where it is, it is indispensable to try to figure out the minds of the superiors. For the superiors, invisible authority is established; for the speculators, some kind of benefits are obtained, which can be called a win-win situation, but this is unavoidable. reality.

Like countless projects, failure is not a technical cause, but a result.

In this regard, Xu Xiaoming scratched his head and said that it was true or false. It shouldn't be the smoke bomb on TVB.

But he changed his mind, there are no waves without wind. After the TV station changed the boss, he and Xiao Sheng were immediately listed as the first batch of gold medal directors to be praised. While being appreciated, they also became targets of public criticism. It is always right to be cautious.

Xu Xiaoming, who was worried in his heart, quickly found Hu Yinmeng, planning to inquire about the meaning of the above.

"This TV series comes directly from the boss's instructions. Don't you let you be fully responsible? Come to me when it comes to funding." Hu Yinmeng was busy reading a market research report at this time.

Compared with Tang Huan’s huge investment, DreamWorks’ revenue last year is really not enough, but Tang Huan is very optimistic about its prospects, and Hu Yinmeng has no pressure to make a profit, but the evaluation standard is still ∵, ww≤ w. Yes, it is to help other companies under Tang Huan's name to shape their brands and increase their popularity. Therefore, she takes this document very seriously.

Seeing that Hu Yinmeng didn't care about it at all, Xu Xiaoming smiled bitterly and said that it was because of full responsibility that he was nervous.

Seeing the other side hesitating. Hu Yinmeng took over the list. Glanced. He couldn't help but cut, "You people are always harassing mediocre people, and the boss has time to pay attention to this little thing."

Speaking of this, Hu Yinmeng groaned, "However, our basic principle is to select people and stars from within as much as possible. The boss looked for someone from outside to act as the protagonist of "Ceremonial Change" on Li's TV the previous year, but he ended up having troubles. The example of non-substitution is disgusting."

"There are a lot of scenes to be filmed in DreamWorks this year. The artists' schedules are full, I have to do it as a last resort, and Huang Yuanshen is also very suitable." Xu Xiaoming explained.

"Then you go to the boss for advice. He has just returned and this TV series has been taken seriously. I am not good at directing it." Hu Yinmeng just let it go.

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When Tang Huan knew Xu Xiaoming's intentions, he couldn't help but raise his brows.

If this matter does not reach your ears, then open one eye and close the other, and pass vaguely. But now that we have put it before us, we must show the attitude of likes and dislikes.

Dragons have reverse scales. If Tang Huan does not make a tough stance, he will be despised by Xiangjiang's entertainment circle. This is determined by the current ecological environment respected by the strong.

"Such a heavyweight TV series, of course, you have to praise your own artists, I thought you can coordinate internally." Tang Huan sighed, and said directly: "Let Wan Ziliang play Huo Yuanjia."

"He is filming the sequel of "Tai Chi Zhang Sanfeng", "The Ranger Zhang Sanfeng", and the look of "Fearless" is very different. It might be very difficult to pick up two plays at the same time." Xu Xiaoming's face was embarrassed.

"Overcome the difficulties." Tang Huan waved his hand magnificently, "Just say it was what I meant."

Just waiting for your boss’s endorsement monk Fang Baojian, Xu Xiaoming felt relieved and nodded happily.

"The quality of this TV series must be guaranteed. I have high hopes." Tang Huan emphasized, got up and took a painting, spread it out on the table, "I drew it yesterday, you look at it."

Xu Xiaoming took a closer look and saw a martial artist who was practicing boxing was drawn. On the ground under his feet, the words "Sick Man of East Asia" were displayed with candles, and one circle outside was a huge "mouth".

Tang Huan put on a starting pose and sang at the same time.

what……

"By the way, you make me a harmony." Tang Huan said.

Xu Xiaoming saw that it was the boss who came to the show and was addicted to it, and he quickly cooperated.

...

After a hundred years of sleep, the Chinese have gradually woken up.

Open your eyes, watch carefully, who wish you to admit yourself.

...

After singing a song, Tang Huan closed his eyes and recollected, and finally nodded to confirm, "Yes, it's this passionate feeling."

Xu Xiaoming was born in a Cantonese opera family, with many talents and a solid foundation. At the same time, he has done supervisory, director, actor, singer and even administrative work. He is a typical all-rounder. He naturally wakes up quickly and asks joyfully: "This is what Mr. Tang did. The theme song of the TV series prepared for "Fearless"?"

"Yes. In a few days, Li Xiaotian and Lu Guozhan should be able to come up with demos, and you and the crew will find out the feelings." Tang Huan rolled up the painting and put it in Xu Xiaoming's hands, "Of course, I just provide A big policy depends on you in detail."

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With the strong performance of ea's stock on the Nasdaq, many media unanimously shouted "!" "The trend of the game is unlimited!", it can be described as flattering to the extreme.

I don’t even know when the news that ea was seeking to acquire traditional toy manufacturers suddenly began to circulate, causing the stock prices of many related companies to rise.

It can be seen that now how ea is in the limelight, it is simply red and purple.

Of course, there must be people who don't sell ea's face and have been making money through their video game consoles. They suddenly issued a statement that they have no intention of changing the shareholding structure and are not afraid of any hostile acquisition.

As soon as he finished speaking, Goldman Sachs hurriedly clarified that he would not use the drastic means of hostile takeover. Its purpose has always been to provide customers with better development plans.

In short, it means that business is not righteous, and you don't want to change your boss. Don't bite everywhere either. Broken the name of our Goldman Sachs Angel of Justice.

Investors have a look. Feelings are really no storm, and ea is indeed seeking to acquire traditional toy manufacturers.

Immediately someone calculated based on public information that through this backdoor listing and financing, ea has at least $500 million in cash in its hands after eliminating various costs and balancing the debt relationship.

So the intention to acquire Mattel this time, and Mattel's vigilance against possible hostile acquisitions, make sense.

Really ignorant of promotion, the stock market immediately made its own response. The stock price of ea rose slightly, and the stock price of Mattel fell in response. They had to rush to take the cash earned from video game consoles and increase their holdings so as not to be maliciously acquired. After all, Goldman Sachs' guarantee is only a family statement, in case ea suddenly finds Come to another notorious thug, Morgan Stanley, and it will be a tragedy.

For such a hot spot, it is natural for securities analysts, observers and others to gather on various financial programs. Express your opinions and discuss.

first of all. Everyone reached a consensus that ea, which has a large amount of cash in its hands, must be seeking some acquisitions. Hawkins has been silent on this, which can be corroborated from the side.

Secondly, in the context of various investments rushing into the video game industry, ea has bucked the trend and tried to acquire traditional toy manufacturers. It is questioned whether it is correct.

In the high-tech industry, doesn't ea plan to use the financing to develop new products? You know, at the beginning, Atari spent a full US$100 million to develop the Atari 2600, and other manufacturers did not invest less.

In this regard, ea's supporters are very optimistic, ea may not have a new product development plan, but the confidentiality work is done well.

Moreover, judging from the acquisition of Hollywood’s Lianmei by ea’s boss and the recent announcement of the development of the video game "007", they are taking the path of horizontal resource integration.

If another traditional toy manufacturer is acquired, it will undoubtedly further expand the territory.

Everyone talked loudly, and the way they were convincing, they really touched the hearts of many investors, and they speculated about the next target that ea might acquire in order to make a fortune.

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Tang Huan didn't stay in Xiangjiang for too long. He met his aunt, and by the way, he paid attention to Media Asia TV and the TV series "Fearless Fearless". He hurriedly escorted Guan Zhilin back to the United States to keep abreast of the progress of the acquisition.

As a result, he quickly learned about the first official acquisition, but he was a bit ashamed.

At present, Mattel is developing well, and it can participate in the craze of electronic games in time, which shows that it is quite forward-looking in its business strategy.

As the so-called Ningtou, not a oxtail, Mattel naturally does not want to be in the arms of ea, and their corporate headquarters is in El Segundo, California. In case it is taken away, it is easy for ea to dictate.

So no matter how Goldman Sachs assured Tang Huan that he would continue to trust the current management, it would be of no avail.

In this way, the acquisition fell through, and Mattel, which hadn't been dreadful yet, stabbed the news out, letting ea's acquisition plan come to light.

Obviously, if ea intends to continue the acquisition plan, the cost will definitely increase.

In this regard, Tang Huan hates the itchy teeth and hurts Mattel who is detrimental to others. He really wants to maliciously acquire you, but he does not want to give the outside world the impression that he is bullying others. After all, the limelight is booming, and it is very necessary to maintain a positive image.

At present, the president of Goldman Sachs is jointly held by two people, namely John Livingston Weinberg and John Cunningham Whitehead.

Among them, John Livingston Weinberg is the son of Goldman Sachs’ two previous senior partners, Sidney Weinberg, and John Cunningham Whitehead, following a historical trajectory, will be the next Secretary of State of the Reagan Administration.

In 1976, when Levine, the previous senior partner of Goldman Sachs, passed away, the company management committee decided that Weinberg and Whitehead would be the heirs of the Goldman Sachs industry.

In the beginning, people on Wall Street suspected that this two-person leadership structure would cause chaos within the company.

But soon they realized that they had expected it wrong. The two newcomers cooperated tacitly, allowing Goldman Sachs to enter the ranks of the world's top investment banks.

The recently created ea wealth myth is one of the most dazzling achievements, and there is also a paper digital wealthy worth 2 billion US dollars. Can it better illustrate the success of the investment company?

Naturally. Now Tang Huan has become a star customer of Goldman Sachs. It got the direct attention of the two presidents and Weinberg and Whitehead, and the task of ea's acquisition of traditional toy manufacturers was handed over to Goldman Sachs.

Unexpectedly, the first battle was lost. For this reason, Whitehead specifically called to explain, "We will further adjust the negotiation strategy, and the next goal will definitely succeed."

Such a professional thing, what Tang Huan can say, he just hit a haha. I came back with a sentence of "I hope so."

It seems that in order to prove that he is not in vain, Goldman Sachs acted quickly and decisively on the alternative targets, and soon came the news that Hasbro accepted the acquisition.

When this news was revealed, many people who followed ea often breathed a sigh of relief and finally made a bet. The stock market quickly responded positively, and Hasbro's stock price rose slightly.

In fact, Hasbro is not doing very well right now. His colleagues are enthusiastically devoting themselves to the video game industry, and he can only watch it eagerly. There is more than enough energy but not enough energy.

Similar to Mattel’s husband and wife joining hands to start a business, Hasbro was founded by a brother, Henryhassenfeld and Helalhassenfeld, and has a longer history. It was born in 1923. The original name was directly called the company, which sold textile scraps.

For the next two decades, this company has been producing pencil boxes and school supplies.

After entering the 1940s, the company launched its first set of toy doctors and nurses and began to become a toy company.

In 1952, the company’s machine came across. It bought a toy from the inventor Geelerner, Mr. Potato, which became popular in the market and became its first successful toy. In 1954, it became Disney’s main authorized cooperation. partner.

This good momentum continued in the 1960s. In 1964, the company successfully launched the world's first doll, the Special Forces.

The major benefits brought by these two toys have made the company favored by investors.

In 1968, it was renamed Hasbro Factory and listed on the American Stock Exchange, which is the Hasbro that Tang Huan now sees.

Then, Hasbro made its first major acquisition in 1969, when it bought a television program company, which produced an extremely long-lived children’s television program.

However, Hasbro has not been so lucky since then.

Also in 1969, as the American people opposed the Vietnam War, the sales of this toy inevitably suffered.

Hasbro had to redesign it to reduce the military color and increase the element of adventure. Through TV and print ads, it put out a new slogan "!!" "Boy oh boy! This is just a Hasbro toy!" , In an attempt to reverse people’s old impressions.

In addition, a month-long strike by truck drivers and problems with suppliers in the Far East caused Hasbro to lose $1 million that year.

Coupled with the increase in the price of raw materials such as plastics caused by the oil crisis in the 1970s, it has made Hasbro's life more difficult.

By 1977, Hasbro had a loss of 2.5 million U.S. dollars and still had a lot of debt.

The room leaked in the evening rain. Hasbro's, the second generation of the Hassenfeld family, died in 1979, and his son was questioned about his ability when he succeeded as chairman of the board of directors.

An internal fight came down ~www.wuxiaspot.com~In 1980, Hasbro split up the loss-making toy business, and the remaining pencil business became, and this was able to succeed the chairman and the board of directors.

In the past two years, Hasbro has been eating its roots in this toy, and at the same time doing some low-risk small businesses. Life is cautious, while its peers have seized the opportunity of the rise of the video game industry and lived a good life. Prosperous, it can be described as the situation of the two heavens of ice and fire.

When Goldman Sachs came to the door secretly, Stephen Hasenfield struggled a bit, and finally surrendered.

As promised, Tang Huan let Stephen Hasenfield continue to serve as him, and the company's name was changed from ea, which went against the trend, and found a reliable partner in the toy field.

During the Hasbro meeting, Tang Huan was thoughtful and seemed to go around. "My Little Pony" and "Transformers" will eventually be implemented on Hasbro's head. In the heart of his hand. (A great event for pie-dropping in the sky, cool mobile phone waiting for you! Follow it~ click/public account (you can add a friend on WeChat to add a public account to enter), and participate right away! Everyone has a prize, now pay attention to the WeChat official account! )

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