"You are saying that George Lucas is not going to sell the shares of Polishing Industries alone, but Lucasfilm shares?" Feng Yu was surprised. Lucasfilm was founded by George Lucas. Although he does not own many film and television copyrights, Star Wars is worth a lot of money.
Masao Kameda said, "Boss, I don't think this is strange. Lucas invested more than 90% of his income in the past few years into Polishing Industries, which created Polishing Industries' outstanding film special effects technology. And Polishing Industries is the most profitable company under Lucasfilm. "
"If Polishing Industries is controlled by us, it is equivalent to losing control of Lucasfilm's most advantageous business, and Lucasfilm may start to lose money."
"Since we're so determined to get it, why don't Lucas just sell the whole thing to us? It's better than Lucasfilm falling apart like MGM in the future."
Feng Yu frowned. Is this really the case? If this is the case, then Lucas doesn't have to sell. With Polishing Industries as their trump card, Lucasfilm could continue to stand tall in Hollywood.
Ralph explained, "Boss, I don't think it's strange. Although Lucas has a lot of money, his company doesn't have a lot of cash. During this time, Lucas has an idea to make Star Wars into a TV series. I heard that the script has been written, but no one has invested in it."
"Does Lucas not even have the money to invest in a TV series?" Feng Yu couldn't believe it. Lucas's net worth is at least 2 to 3 billion dollars. Even if he takes a loan, he should be able to get enough money.
Even if Lucas wants to make a TV series of Star Wars, he can't make a TV series like a movie, right? The investment for a long TV series is definitely not a small amount. Maybe it is higher than S.H.I.E.L.D.'s investment.
No, with Lucas's consistent pursuit of excellence, the production cost is definitely higher than S.H.I.E.L.D.'s.
"What's strange is that Lucas doesn't like to borrow money. His company, Lucasfilm, including all of its subsidiaries, doesn't have a single cent of debt. I really don't know what the people in his company are thinking. With Lucas's name or the strength of his company, it's actually very easy to get a loan. "
"Furthermore, Lucas doesn't invest in finance, real estate, or other popular investment industries. He only focuses on movies and related industries. From this point, it could be seen that he was the filmmaker that movie fans talked about. Furthermore, he donates a sum of money to charity every year. His personal life is not luxurious. "
"He wrote 50 TV episodes, but the budget for each episode is as high as 20 million USD, and this is the result after he tried his best to compress the budget."
Feng Yu's eyes widened. What the heck? Filming a TV requires 1 billion USD? Who the hell is going to invest in you?
Anyway, Feng Yu will not invest as he is not a veteran Star Wars fan. Even if he is, he will not invest as he will not be able to recoup the cost. This TV series is more expensive than some movies, and it is impossible to make money!
Feng Yu remembers in his previous life, S.H.I.E.L.D.'s production cost for one season is 80 million USD, and the special effects were complained about. The plot is not tight enough, and the scenes are not lively enough, etc.
S.H.I.E.L.D.'s production cost is less than 4 million USD, including all other costs. Also, S.H.I.E.L.D.'s fans are increasing rapidly. How can you make money if you want four times the production cost of others?
If the production cost of one episode can be reduced to 5 million USD, Feng Yu will consider investing. After all, TV's broadcast time is longer, and there are rebroadcast rights, CD sales rights, etc., and he should be able to break even. If this TV series can boost the industries around Star Wars, it might be profitable.
But even if he invested 250 million USD and spent two to three years to make a profit of 25 million USD, it will still be a loss after inflation.
It is more difficult for TV to make money compared to movies, unless the same TV series can be broadcasted on multiple channels at the same time. But if that is the case, the premiere rights might not be able to fetch a high price.
"Just because of this, he wants to invest? He would rather sell his company's shares than take a loan? " Masao Kameda is in disbelief. Although the interest of a loan is higher, compared to selling the company's shares, taking a loan should be the choice of most people.
But considering that Ralph's offer to Lucas was higher, Lucas might have been moved by it.
"Then how much is Lucasfilm selling?" Feng Yu asked.
"Based on our evaluation, Lucasfilm is worth about 2.6 billion USD. If we want to become the controlling shareholder, we will need to spend at least 1.8 billion USD for 67% of Lucasfilm's shares." Ralph said seriously.
At the same time, Ralph is hesitant. Wind and Rain Holdings can afford this amount, but how much should the returns be after investing so much?
For example, if both investments are at 1.8 billion USD, one business can make 1.8 billion USD in three years, and the other business can make 1 billion USD in three years. Although both businesses are making profits, it will be a loss of 800 million USD.
Another 1.8 billion USD! Feng Yu felt he had gone too far this time. To stop Sony Pictures from expanding, Feng Yu had acquired MGM, then the movie theaters, and Vita Digital. Now, if Feng Yu spends at least 1.8 billion USD to buy Lucasfilm's shares, he will have invested more than 10 billion USD to stop Sony from expanding!
This is not including Feng Yu's Marvel Entertainment. If Feng Yu includes this company, the amount will be even higher.
"Boss, how about we invest in Lucasfilm? With our name as Wind and Rain Holdings, even if we only invest in Lucasfilm, we will still have a say. "Masao Kameda suggested.
"No. Since he is giving us the chance to be the controlling shareholder, then let's do it. 1.8 billion USD? I'll buy it! "
With 1.8 billion USD, Feng Yu can control Lucasfilm and Polishing Industries indirectly. This transaction will surely be profitable.
"Are we still acquiring Marvel Entertainment? Are we still acquiring Vita Digital? "Masao Kameda asked seriously.
"Continue to acquire and expand our scale. After that, we will merge all the companies together to form Wind and Rain Entertainment Group. Wind and Rain Games will also be merged into this group. After that, we will acquire a few influential TV stations and merge them into our entertainment group! "
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