In May, when Xiang Nan led his team to Europe to shoot "Mission: Impossible", the once-prominent Carloco Pictures was already in his possession.

This former giant is now in a business crisis, so it only sold for US$80 million, which can be said to be very cheap and high-quality.

Especially "Terminator 2", this is a big treasure. Although its cost may be more than 100 million US dollars, it has a box office of 200 million US dollars in North America and a global box office of more than 500 million US dollars.

What's even more rare is that this movie is often shown in theaters and has been re-released every year for decades after its release. Its loyal fans will flock to the movie every time.

Not to mention its video sales and revenue from the development of peripheral products. As far as Xiang Nan knows, just such a movie has created a commercial value of nearly three billion US dollars.

The Terminator prototype figure alone has sold hundreds of thousands of sets, becoming a favorite among movie fans.

Therefore, the top management of Carolco Pictures really made a futile effort, losing both his wife and the army.

After taking over Carolco Pictures, Xiang Nan directly injected US$50 million into James Cameron and said that if it was not enough, he could continue to invest.

Xiang Nan will not hesitate to invest in James Cameron because he believes that every penny he invests in James Cameron will eventually bring huge returns.

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Entering May, Xiang Nan's acquisition of Universal Pictures has also taken a new turn.

The reason was just as Xiang Nan expected: Japan's economic bubble burst, and the stock market, property market, and financial industry collapsed. As a result, Panasonic lost financial support and had to withdraw from the acquisition.

In this way, Universal Pictures naturally did not have the courage to demand a high price, so it agreed to Xiang Nan's previous acquisition price of US$6.2 billion.

However, Xiang Nan also asked the third-party company to withdraw at this time.

Because Universal Pictures is simply not worth $6.2 billion.

In 1982, Coca-Cola acquired Columbia Pictures for only US$750 million; in 1985, Turner Broadcasting acquired MGM for US$1.5 billion.

Although it has been seven or eight years and the currency has depreciated somewhat, it is impossible for Universal Pictures to be four or five times more expensive than Columbia Pictures and MGM Pictures.

According to the most optimistic estimate, its value is only about three billion US dollars, and any extra cent is considered a loss.

Both acquirers withdrew, and as the news spread, Universal's stock price began to plummet.

From the previous price of thirty US dollars per share, it quickly fell to less than fifteen US dollars per share, which temporarily made Universal's shareholders extremely depressed.

They have all made up their mind to sell their shares and enjoy the world with several times their profits.

Who would have thought that the Japanese economy would suddenly collapse and all the buyers would run away, making them really want to cry and regret that they were too greedy. If you had known earlier, it would have been appropriate to sell it for 6 billion US dollars.

What makes them even more depressed is that as the stock price plummeted, Universal Pictures' creditors came to ask them to repay their debts as soon as possible.

Just as he said that, the house leaked and it rained all night, and the boat was late and encountered a strong wind.

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Under such circumstances of internal and external troubles, Xiang Nan switched to a second third-party company and asked them to negotiate the acquisition with Universal, and directly lowered the price to US$2 billion.

Naturally, the shareholders of Universal Pictures do not agree with this price.

But they have been aroused to the idea of ​​selling stocks. It is no longer easy to gather the centripetal force and let everyone run the company in a down-to-earth manner and make money through dividends.

In response to those words, people's hearts dispersed and it became difficult to lead the team.

In addition, Xiang Nan has deliberately not cooperated with Universal Pictures in the past few years, and he has not had a share in all the blockbuster movies.

Even the movies that were originally produced by it did not have its share, such as the "Back to the Future" series, the "Lethal Weapon" series, the "RoboCop" series, the "Ghostbusters" series, etc.

As a result, Universal Pictures lost nearly two billion U.S. dollars in revenue. As a result, its current business situation is far worse than in the real world, and it is heavily in debt.

Just like Columbia Pictures, it has a market value of more than 2 billion U.S. dollars but debts of more than 1 billion U.S. dollars. The monthly interest repayment alone costs tens of millions of U.S. dollars. This is a huge burden for Universal Pictures.

Therefore, in the end, Universal Pictures' shareholders bowed to money and eventually sold the company to a third-party company for US$3.5 billion.

This transaction was completed in June. After the completion, Xiang Nan officially announced that he would take over Universal Pictures. As soon as this news came out, there was an immediate sensation.

On the one hand, US$3.5 billion is not a small amount. Where Xiang Nan’s funds come from is naturally a question; on the other hand, Columbia Pictures has been acquired before, and now Lianlianqiu Pictures has also been sold, which makes the American people

It was a little hard to accept for a while.

Fortunately, Xiang Nan has developed a lot of connections in Hollywood over the years, and has made friends with some big figures in the political world such as congressmen, governors, and mayors. The media industry has also hired public relations companies early to do public relations for some media in advance.

What's more, Sony's previous acquisition of Colombia had already attracted all the hatred. Two years later, the people's grievances have almost been vented.

After a quick burst of success, it failed again. So although it is facing some criticism now, the level of protest is much smaller than before Sony's acquisition of Columbia.

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However, public opinion still did not let Xiang Nan off easily. A large number of reporters flocked to the filming locations of "Mission: Impossible" in Europe, hoping that Xiang Nan would explain the acquisition of Universal.

Many of the reporters flew over from the United States overnight, which shows their urgency.

However, Xiang Nan did not accept their interview. He hired a security company to protect the safety of the crew. Except for the crew's employees, no one else was allowed to enter the filming location, so these reporters could only come and return disappointed.

But he could stop the reporters, but he couldn't stop the crew.

Jennifer Connelly, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Jon Voight and others all find it incredible that he successfully acquired Universal Pictures.

"Charles, is this true? Did you really buy Universal Pictures?" Jennifer asked in shock.

She didn't expect Xiang Nan to take over one of the six Hollywood giants without taking action. It was really unbelievable.

"Right." Xiang Nan nodded.

"But...how did you do it? It's 3.5 billion U.S. dollars, have you made that much money?" Jennifer asked curiously.

Xiang Nan has made a lot of money in the past few years, but it is speculated that the funds he has obtained are only about one billion. After all, the tax in the United States is very heavy. The more you earn, the more taxes you pay.
Chapter completed!