[She's currently in the hospital for a prenatal checkup. Today's update will be postponed to April 3rd.]
"What! You reached an agreement with the Rocket and got the opportunity to invest in the Rocket!! " Pereman exclaimed, "That's impossible. I've made several appointments with Chairman Jia of the Daqian Group. He never wanted to see me, let alone talk about the acquisition with me. How could he reach an agreement with you?"
Indeed, Pereman had asked to meet Jia Yapeng more than once. It wasn't that he already knew that Jia Yapeng was the boss behind the America First Foundation, but this guy really wanted the shares of the Rocket.
Pereman was indeed a venomous snake of capital. He was born with an extremely sharp aura. After the sales of Pokemon exceeded 2 million, Pereman had already discovered that Pokemon was an excellent IP. If he could acquire it, his future profits would increase by at least 3 times.
So at that time, he sent an invitation to the Daqian Group for the first time. He heard that Chairman Jia of the Daqian Group happened to be in the United States at that time, so he wanted to talk about the acquisition directly.
Unfortunately, the Daqian Group only replied indifferently. The Daqian Group had no intention of selling the shares of the Rocket.
Later, the sales of Pokemon exceeded 5 million, then 6 million, and now the total sales were approaching 7 million. Pereman couldn't take it anymore. His valuation of the Rocket's assets had expanded from more than tripling the previous profits to more than 10 times the profits.
As long as he could acquire the shares of the Rocket now, Pereman's 100 million could become 1 billion USD in the future. Was there a better deal in the world than this?
Therefore, Pereman sent a total of three invitation letters, inviting Chairman Jia to attend the banquet in his villa. Pereman even hinted that he had invited some famous actresses from Hollywood. These actresses had always been well-behaved and obedient, especially for rich people like him.
It was like three visits to the thatched cottage.
Unfortunately, Boss Jia remained unmoved. He refused Pereman's offer with the reason that he had no intention of selling the company's shares.
This made Pereman almost give up. This was not surprising. Even a fool could see that the Pokemon's future was limitless. It would be strange if the Daqian was willing to sell the shares of the Rocket Team at this time.
But he didn't expect that the foundation behind Harry Potter would quietly contact Jia Yapeng.
"Of course, we have already reached a preliminary agreement with Mr Jia!" Harry Potter said with a smile.
"That's impossible, you're lying to me!"
"I don't need to lie to you. If you don't believe me, you can read the New York Times this morning. There should be news about this!" Harry Potter laughed.
"Secretary, send me a copy of today's New York Times immediately!" Pereman yelled at his secretary through the phone. The trembling secretary quickly came in with the latest New York Times and handed it to Pereman.
Then, Pereman saw a related news report on the second page. The title was "Shocking! The Super Marriage between United States Capital and Hua Xia Games. The Recently Popular Pokemon Will Become a United States Product! " There was also a picture of Harry Potter and Jia Yapeng shaking hands.
Well, it was already in the news. It couldn't be fake.
"What are you doing? This is impossible. Why did Jia Yapeng meet you? He didn't even give me a chance to meet him! "Pereman asked angrily.
"Because our foundation helped Mr Jia a little before, so we have a little bit of friendship. Also, our price is very reasonable. One hundred million USD for 10% of the shares. I don't think Chairman Jia has any reason to refuse!"
"I think you're just throwing money at him. There's no friendship at all. One hundred million USD for 10% of the shares. Aren't you afraid of losing money?" Pereman murmured. If he had been the one to offer, he would have bought at least 50% of the shares with one hundred million USD. He wouldn't have only bought 10% of the shares.
Sure enough, as long as you throw money at him, even a strong woman would lose her temper.
"Well, Mr. Pereman, I should go now. I'll treat you to a meal when I have time!" Harry Potter said with a smile.
"Wait, Mr. Potter. I think you haven't given up on buying Marvel, right?" Pereman suddenly said.
"Why do you say that?" Harry Potter's face twitched.
"Because if your foundation really wants to give up on buying Marvel, why did you come here in person today? You even told me the news of your cooperation with Pokemon. You just want to use this news to suppress my price, right?" Pereman was a cunning old fox. He was able to see through Harry Potter's scheme with a single glance.
"Mr. Pereman, you're really smart. Well, I admit that your foundation still wants to buy Marvel. So let me try my best today!" Harry Potter said faintly, "But Mr. Pereman, I'm telling you very sincerely that today is really the last chance. If the talks fail again today, the foundation won't be interested in talking with you anymore. "
"And I'm very willing to facilitate this negotiation. After all, I've been talking with you for a month. If the acquisition fails, I'll be responsible for it!"
Harry Potter's words were very sincere. Pereman couldn't help but believe that Harry Potter was telling the truth. Because the United States had already spent one hundred million USD to buy Rocket's shares. Marvel, a declining company, was no longer in their eyes.
He had to seize the last chance to get rid of Marvel.
"I promise you, thirty million USD, and Marvel will be yours!" Pereman gritted his teeth and said.
"Well, I'm very sorry, Mr. Pereman. Because our foundation has already invested most of its funds into the acquisition of the Rockets, I only have 22.8 million USD left. Of which, 800,000 USD is reserved for our foundation's daily expenses, so we can only offer 22 million USD at most! "Harry Potter said.
"You're blackmailing me!" Pereman's hair stood up.
"It's not blackmailing, it's the truth. Because that's all we have left!" Harry Potter shook his head and said, "Mr. Pereman, we sincerely want to buy Marvel, but we have no other choice. Today is our last chance. After today, even if I ask my superiors again, they won't consider buying Marvel again."
"You … you …" Pereman began to calculate crazily in his mind. He was calculating whether Harry Potter was telling the truth. But at this time, the secretary suddenly came back and whispered something in Pereman's ear. Pereman's whole body seemed to have been pulled out of his bones. He sat on the ground, paralyzed.
The secretary just told Pereman that just now, Nintendo officially announced that the sales of Pokemon exceeded eight million copies. This news had a huge impact on many traditional entertainment industries. Marvel's stock price had officially fallen below 35 million USD, reaching the lowest stock price in history.
At the same time, the protest of Marvel's editors and cartoonists had begun. Marvel's stock price was still falling. They had completely lost confidence in Marvel.
"22 million USD, and 60% of Marvel's shares are yours!" Pereman sighed. If he didn't run now, he wouldn't have the chance to.
"Okay!" Harry Potter nodded and said with a smile, "That's settled then. But before the deal, Mr. Pereman, please divest Marvel's debt. We are not interested in buying a company that still owes 60 million dollars in debt!"
"Don't worry, it's just a small matter!" Pereman nodded. He just needed to announce the bankruptcy of Marvel directly, and then divest all the positive assets from Marvel's shell. For a financial tycoon like Pereman, it was just a normal operation. There was no difficulty at all.
Right, even the brand Marvel could be divest as an asset. So the new company would still be called Marvel, but it would have no debt at all. It was perfect.
As for the empty shell of Marvel after the bankruptcy, the debt would naturally be resettled. But no matter what, it had nothing to do with Pereman.
This was called capital operation.
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