Back in Los Angeles, Arthur met in his mansion. He couldn''t wait to stop recording the album, dressed up and missed Tyler.
In order to thank Taylor for the time, sparing no effort to promote and support, Arthur is really going all out, grateful to pay.
After a day''s reunion, Yan''s moving Tyler, though not willing to give up, is still recording an album that makes her have to go to work, and Arthur has business to do.
After seeing off the reluctant Taylor, he soon welcomed the American branch of the bank.
In the living room, Arthur looked at the team of five sent by the Bank of Barkley and had to sigh that the service provided by the bank was really in place as long as there was interest.
"Mr. Bolin, this is all the detailed information about AMC cinema compiled by us according to your needs, including the financial statements over the years..."
This is the case, because his own financial investment advisory group is still in the UK, and even if it is brought here, after all, it is the United States, and some situations still need local forces to help him.
It was too late to set up a U.S. advisory team temporarily, so Arthur kicked the ball to the Barkley bank, which he had already strapped to his chariot.
To know that the subprime crisis just passed, the bank packed the North American business of the former Wall Street giant Lehman Brothers, and let them complete the expansion of their business in North America.
Therefore, the bank is really the most suitable choice. Just as Arthur thought, after receiving his call, the London headquarters of the bank immediately arranged for the North American Department to form a team to serve the big client Arthur.
Arthur took over the folder from the other party, opened it carefully and looked it up carefully. The information was very concise and comprehensive, which was also his requirement, because he wanted a briefing that could let him clearly understand all aspects of the target company, instead of using his brain to extract what he needed to know from various data.
According to the data, the projection industry in the United States is controlled by several major cinemas, including general cinema, Lianyi cinema, AMC cinema, Carmichael cinema, Marcus cinema and so on. Among more than 30000 screens in the United States, the Grand Cinema Line controls about 14000 screens, while 45% of the controlled screens collect 80% of the box office revenue.
AMC cinema is the second largest chain group in the United States. It has 3500 screens, with an average of 15 screens per family. It covers major cities in the United States, and more than 200 million people choose AMC every year...
In 2004, AMC was privatized. After privatization, AMC got a good development opportunity. In 2005, AMC successfully acquired another cinema line. It is precisely because of this acquisition that AMC cinema has become the second largest theater line in the United States. It is precisely because of this acquisition that AMC cinema group has a five strong board of directors.
Jpmp, Apollo, Bain, Carlyle and spectrum hold 100% shares of AMC cinema indirectly through one M & A fund, while the shares of M & a funds are 21%, 21%, 15%, 15% and 10% respectively. The remaining 18% of the shares are held by the company''s management.
Seeing this, Arthur''s eyebrows are not help but wrinkled. This group of private-equity assholes played a capital game in the process of acquisition, making the debt of AMC cinema almost double the value of its own assets.
AMC theater is valued at about $700 million at a price that can move the other party to buy, and its own debt is as much as 1.5 billion, although the debt is due in 2020.
In this way, if Arthur wants to complete the acquisition, he needs to undertake this part of the debt at the same time. The purchase price of $2.2 billion is inevitable.
"Mr. Bolin, AMC is a company with excellent cash flow and a superior position in the industry. Companies with excellent cash flow are more likely to obtain loans. Whether it is a merger or acquisition, it has a huge advantage
At this time, the team leader of the bank saw the young count''s frown. He couldn''t help but speak quickly and explained with a smile. He seemed very worried that Arthur gave up the acquisition.
Arthur looked at each other with a smile, then continued to look at the information in his hand, lost in thought.
To tell you the truth, in addition to making money, it is natural to have the idea of entering Hollywood. However, in Hollywood, capital controls blockbusters, and blockbusters also control capital.
It''s not worth the loss to acquire or establish a film company for Arthur. Moreover, Arthur knows better than anyone that Hollywood movies in the future are almost dominated by superheroes, and ordinary people can only survive...
In this decade of the new century, cinemas have long been filled with sequels of big companies'' philosophy, and restart and remake works. Almost only in the field of low-cost art films and horror films can original stories find room for survival.
Superhero based adaptation themes and sequels are swallowing every screen in the world. Nowadays, there are few blockbuster heroes who don''t have super ability.
The tide of the times is always in the direction of the tide, and the most exciting tide in Hollywood in the new century is undoubtedly the transformation of superhero movies.If the superhero theme is really regarded as a branch of genre films, then the X-Men in 2000 are the first to raise the banner.
With the popularity of the animation of the same name which was popular in the past, FOSS, who holds the right to adapt the most popular cartoon character movie of marvel, timely launched X-Men, which has won both public praise and box office success.
Soon after the success of fox''s X-Men series and Sony''s Spider Man Trilogy, marvel pictures, which did not make much money because of the buyout of the contract, began to realize that selling copyright alone could not make a way in Hollywood. The only way to succeed was to transform itself into a production company and make its own films.
Warner Bros., which holds the copyright of all characters in DC Comics, another great treasure house of superheroes, has begun to realize the potential of this theme, and has made a new restart of the classic Batman movies on screen in the last century...
Marvel pictures learned a lot of hard lessons, sold the copyright of a number of small characters, and borrowed from the East and the west, and saved the initial funds for making a film. Finally, in line with the desperate mentality, marvel film launched iron man in 2008, which almost formed a corner with the dark knight of Batman.
The red sun is rising for the super British movies.
Ah -
when he thought of marvel, Arthur couldn''t help but sigh in his heart. If he had come a few years earlier and had money earlier and bought marvel, why should he take the road of cinema acquisition and set foot in the film industry like now.
Marvel is the real treasure house, which Arthur knows better than everyone else.
With the Iron Man series as the axis, marvel pictures has launched a new concept of film series "movie universe", which is based on the structure of cartoon story. It has created a new pattern and dimension for the transition from super British films.
Since then, in addition to the year of the return of the old gold sucking monster "Star Wars" IP, which carries the feelings of the United States, the super British films have won almost every box office title since then.
People no longer question the rationality of the movie hero''s strange clothes, and the world has entered the era of comic book house listening to the gospel.
In the years when Marvel film universe officially began to take over the box office, the original stories of Hollywood blockbusters have gradually become exhausted. In order to adapt to the fierce tide of superheroes, the big brands have tried their best to fight each other.
In this battle, there are complacent people who bring their own super British IP, those who purchase the copyright of Chaoying and extract the residual value, the violent money suckers who independently research and develop IP, and the crack survivors who are unable to resist the dangerous acquisition.
This battle has begun, if Arthur wants to take a share of it, then the acquisition of cinema is undoubtedly the only and best entry point.
Frankly speaking, in the entertainment industry, as long as you master the money and resources, you can become a big player!
As someone has said, a sad reality in Hollywood is that if someone has money, he will gradually find some followers who are willing to work with him.
This is the reality. In the most snobbish film and television industry, only famous actors can live in luxury houses and drive luxury cars. Any gossip will dominate the entertainment headlines for several days. However, those who run the tricks may not be able to work once in three months, and they will not have a meal after dinner. Due to the particularity of the industry, directors who control the power of life and death and producers who play capital games often decide the fate and "money path" of these actors.
And it''s true that those who control the fate of directors and producers are like Arthur, who have both money and huge resources!
There is no lack of good-looking leather bags in the circle. In addition to a few clean-cut people, there is no lack of ambitious people who want to be on top. As long as there is such power inequality, some people can abandon their souls for fame and wealth. As long as there are such people, Arthur can also put a red sofa in his office.
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