Entertainment: I just want to be the boss behind the scenes

Chapter 181 Deal, profit of 5000 million!
"Ah-"

There was a slight brake sound, and a black business car stopped downstairs of Arc Light Films.

Then four or five people got out of the car.

"Is this Arclight Pictures?"

A woman wearing sunglasses, with a gentle and graceful temperament, looked around and said with a smile: "The environment is quite good."

"The environment here is really good. I feel like half of the money for this building was spent on the surrounding greening facilities." Qin Lan, who was standing nearby, said.

A month or two ago, she started contacting people at Meng Bai's suggestion, intending to take over Leshi Pictures' financing share.

In fact, considering the current popularity of Leshi Group, there are many people willing to take over.

In the external investment market, there are a lot of "investors" waving their money, hoping to catch this train.

Unfortunately, because Leshi Pictures is not listed, it is more troublesome to transfer shares to external parties, which requires voting and public announcement, so Meng Bai and others hope to find a suitable one among the existing list of shareholders.

This narrowed the range of choices a lot, and they didn't want to sell at a discount, so they waited for a long time, until recently someone finally expressed willingness to buy it.

The group walked into the office building, and Meng Bai, who had received the news in advance, was already waiting in the lobby.

"Sister Qin Lan."

Meng Bai greeted Qin Lan, then looked at the woman beside her and said politely, "Sister Liu Tao, hello, I am Meng Bai."

The person who contacted them this time was Liu Tao, who has been called the "national virtuous wife" in the past two years.

"Hello, Mr. Meng." Liu Tao showed a gentle smile on his face, "I remember that we seemed to have met once before."

"Yes." Meng Bai nodded. "I met him once last year when I was on the set of Nirvana in Fire."

"Yes, yes, I remember now."

Liu Tao looked at Meng Bai and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

When we first met last year, he was just a new screenwriter who was looking for a collaboration with Noon Sunshine. At that time, he went to greet Director Kong Sheng and introduced him, but he didn't take this "young man" who was making a web drama seriously.

I didn’t expect that in just less than a year, not to mention him personally, ArcLight Pictures alone has grown into the top team in the domestic entertainment web drama industry.

"Okay, you two, stop chatting here." Qin Lan interrupted them, "Come on, Sister Tao, I'll take you to the backyard. There's a small pavilion here. It's very comfortable to sit there when the weather is good."

Upon hearing this, Liu Tao immediately showed a curious look.

The host Meng Bai had no objection and went to the backyard with the two "mature big sisters", Liu Tao's assistant, lawyer and others.

Just as Qin Lan said, the weather outside today was sunny and the temperature was pleasant. Sitting on the wooden chair in the small pavilion, the breeze was blowing all around, which was very comfortable.

"I heard from Mr. Hou that Nirvana in Fire has been confirmed to be aired?"

Sitting opposite, Meng Bai did not rush to get straight to the point, but greeted first,

Liu Tao nodded: "Yes, the schedule is set for September, and it will be broadcast on both Beijing and Shanghai satellite TV."

After that, she sighed again: "Alas, after waiting for so long, I have almost forgotten what I filmed at the beginning."

The drama "Nirvana in Fire" was indeed shelved for quite a long time. Counting from the time the filming was completed, it took a full year and a half before it could be broadcast.

In comparison, "The Disguiser", which was filmed a year later, went much more smoothly.

I heard from Hou Hongliang before that their drama has been sold to Mango TV and the broadcast time is scheduled for mid-August, which is one month earlier than "Nirvana in Fire".

Meng Bai was also quite emotional about this.

The two dramas use almost the same cast. Originally, they hoped that the broadcast of "Nirvana in Fire" first would bring them some popularity, but unexpectedly, they became the ones who "paved the way" instead.

The three of them were all in the same industry, so they naturally had a lot of common topics, and their originally unfamiliar relationship became somewhat familiar.

Seeing that the atmosphere was almost set, Meng Bai finally brought the topic back to today's business.

"Sister Tao, what price are you willing to offer?"

"I have discussed this with Qin Lan before, and we can negotiate a price that satisfies both of us within the current market price range."

When it came to business, Liu Tao's face became serious, and she looked like a professional female CEO.

In fact, it is not difficult to understand. Ever since her husband Wang Ke went bankrupt and became in debt, she has been in control of all kinds of cash flows and capital investments in the family.

In the past few years, she has not only basically paid off her debts, but also saved up a considerable amount of capital. This investment in Leshi Films was also a decision she made.

In a sense, she can indeed be considered a successful "female boss".

I just don’t know if it can continue to be “successful” after taking over Leshi’s investment.

Although he had thoughts in his mind, it did not affect Meng Bai's negotiations at all.

According to the advice given by Chen Jing before, Meng Bai made an offer of 5500 million.

"5500 million?" Liu Tao frowned. This number was within her expectations, but it was almost the upper limit.

In fact, if we consider it from the market perspective, Meng Bai's offer is not "a lion's mouth". On the contrary, it is quite reasonable.

Ever since Boss Jia announced that Leshi.com was going to start the merger and reorganization of Leshi Pictures by the end of 2015, many people directly compared the valuation of Leshi Pictures with the stock price of Leshi.com.

In the last round of financing, the share price of Leshi.com was less than 30 yuan. After nearly a year of "bull market", it has now risen to more than 140, almost five times. Meng Bai and his team had million yuan in financing shares at the beginning. If calculated by benchmark, it is indeed about million yuan.

And don't forget, this is just the current price. According to the current situation, the share price of Leshi.com is still on an upward trend, and there is still a lot of room for appreciation.

If the opportunity cost is also taken into account, Meng Bai’s offer, although not a discount, is indeed a “conscience price”.

However, business is business, and no one would complain that they earn too much, so Liu Tao still hoped to "bargain" further.

Of course, negotiations at this level do not require the two bosses to personally participate. Naturally, there will be teams on both sides to complete the specific "confrontation."

On Liu Tao's side, it was the investment consultant she brought with her. On Meng Bai's side, it was Chen Jing, the "Arc Shopkeeper".

Fortunately, the cooperation intentions of both parties were still very clear, and both were somewhat afraid of more troubles. So after a day of detailed negotiations, the transaction price was finally set at 5000 million.

Because Liu Tao was originally one of the shareholders of Leshi Pictures, this transaction was an internal transaction and could be completed as long as both parties signed the contract and agreed.

After signing the transfer agreement with each other, the two men stood up and shook hands, declaring the transaction complete.

"Congratulations, Mr. Meng." Liu Tao half-jokingly said, "Four times the profit, I'm still heartbroken."

That being said, she was still very happy to have concluded the deal so quickly. After all, the price on Leshi.com changes every day, so if it is delayed by one day, the profit will be less.

"Same here." Meng Bai also said with a smile: "I earn money now, Sister Tao, you earn money for the future."

He is in a very good mood now. No one knows when the "bomb" of Leshi.com will explode. The sooner he gets rid of it, the sooner he can feel at ease.

As for waiting to see if there can be higher returns, that is not necessary.

As the old saying goes, when doing business, don't always think about making every last penny.

Holding it in your hand, 140 wants to wait for 150, 150 wants to wait for 160.

In the end, when the money explodes in your hands, you will be left with no money at all.

"By the way, Meng Bai, I have a personal question to ask." Liu Tao said, "Leshi.com is doing well now, why are you thinking of leaving?"

"Oh, Arc Light has a relatively large film project recently, which requires a lot of money, so we are thinking of preparing some funds." Meng Bai said "sincerely".

Liu Tao suddenly realized that it was no wonder. The capital turnover rate of film and television companies has always been low. If they want to start any big projects, they really need to prepare working capital in advance.

It was already evening when the transaction was completed. Liu Tao declined Meng Bai's invitation to dinner, saying that he had other things to do, and left with his team.

"Wow! I made money!"

Watching the people leave and returning to Meng Bai's office, Qin Lan hugged Meng Bai like a little girl and shouted happily.

Meng Bai was also quite excited as he felt the soft friction on his arm.

If you do the math, it only took eight months to make a profit of 40 million. Even if you exclude the shares of others, he still made nearly 20 million.

Damn it, filming is just for fun, to really make money you have to rely on capital operations!
Money is the best stimulant. Meng Bai only felt a surge of emotions surging in his chest.

He looked down at Qin Lan who was lying on his chest, and leaned close to her ear and said, "Sister, are you interested in experiencing the soundproofing effect of my office?"

"..."

Qin Lan gave him a coquettish look, but did not object. Instead, she bit her lips gently.

It's already time to get off work, and they are the only ones left in the office building.

Meng Bai stood up and closed the door, then turned around, picked up Qin Lan and put him on the desk.

What follows is an "office play".

……

Two hours later.

Meng Bai sat on the sofa and entered the peaceful sage time.

Qin Lan raised her leg and touched Meng Bai with her delicate white feet: "What are you going to do with this money? Are you going to divide it up directly?"

Meng Bai leaned back on the sofa and said calmly, "Let's divide it all. Everyone invested in me because they trusted me. There's no reason to hold on to the profits."

"Actually..." Qin Lan got up from the sofa and leaned on Meng Bai, "I think we can use this money to see if there are other suitable projects."

She has the same idea now. She believes that capital investment can earn her more money than working hard in filming movies.

"Sister, don't even think about it." Meng Bai said in a very tough tone, "We are lucky that someone is willing to take over, so we can cash out successfully. If it were any other project, the biggest possibility is that we would die without knowing how we died."

Qin Lan thought about it and realized that he had no idea about the investment market. If he acted rashly, he would probably lose all the money he had just earned in no time.

"That's fine, I'm making a lot of money now anyway." Qin Lan said happily: "After this money is divided, I don't have to film any more this year."

Meng Bai was speechless. He didn't expect this sister to be so ambitious. You have earned 10 million yuan. If you really want to, you can live your whole life without making movies.

"What about you?" Qin Lan asked again, "Are you still investing in the project behind Arclight?"

"maybe."

(End of this chapter)