Net Worth

It is not so easy to get the shares of a film company at the level of MGM in Hollywood.

Like the Big Five, most of the shares are in the hands of the group behind it. As part of a complete industrial chain, it is almost impossible to take action.

The next-level MGM, if you want to start, also has to pay a lot of cash higher than the stock price.

Unless it is someone like Kevin who is inseparable from MGM, can he buy shares at a normal price.

In other words, Kevin is actually buying more than 100 million shares at a price of 90 million US dollars, which is robbery.

Kirk Kercorion stared at Kevin for a long time with an unpredictable expression, until a few minutes later, when he saw that Kevin's face was still without fear, he suddenly burst into laughter, Showing a very kind look.

"Kevin, I believe in you, I can sell 10% of the shares directly to you, and I can also give up 20% of the shares to Warner Bros. Of course, yours can be purchased at the current stock price, and Warner must pay 1.3 times the share price. Buy at a premium, I value you, not them."

Kevin's face finally showed a happy look.

Don't look at just a 10% stake in MGM, which is an achievement that countless directors can't achieve in their lifetimes.

The success of this step means that he has surpassed the achievements that countless directors could not achieve in their lifetimes, and has become one of the numerous major shareholders of MGM.

Since then, his status in Hollywood has changed.

The most basic point is that he can use MGM's connections to win awards for his films. As long as his film level is high enough, no matter his age, nothing else can stop him.

As the founder of the Academy Awards, MGM has made connections and connections, and even Oscar can't refuse.

If anyone thinks that Oscar is not affected by the outside world, then Kevin can only say that that person is still too young.

Of course, even MGM, in Kevin's heart, is also just a springboard.

In the future, his Morning Entertainment will use the resources of MGM and Warner, plus a large number of IPs provided by Marvel, to follow the future development route of Disney step by step and become an absolute giant in Hollywood.

But before he really grows up, he still needs the big umbrella of MGM to protect him from the wind and rain...

.....

A day later, he rejected Kirk Kercorion's invitation to gamble in his casino.

The three returned directly to New York.

Reiter, as Kirk Kerkorian's contact, went directly to Warner to negotiate a stake sale, while Kevin was cleaning up his assets.

Funds ready to buy a 10% stake in MGM.

In the absence of a premium and the current stock price is not high, Kevin can win 10% of the shares for a mere $90 million, which is undoubtedly a big profit.

In his memory, ten years later, MGM, which was on the verge of bankruptcy, was able to sell itself for more than three billion dollars.

It's just that MGM is unwilling to sell at this price, so it chose to go bankrupt.

And even now, the real value of MGM's 10% stake is actually at least doubled. If MGM doesn't need Kevin too much now, it's absolutely impossible to get MGM's shares at this price.

Kevin went directly to Chenxi Film Company.

After teasing with the two little sisters at the front desk, listening to their compliments, and taking them out for a good meal, Kevin returned to the company and came to Dawson's office.

"Dawson, how much active funds does the company currently have, and how much will come in later?"

Dawson nodded and called for an ordinary woman with glasses and an ordinary looking financial account that Kevin didn't know, and counted it in person.

After doing some calculations, the woman with glasses raised her head and said:

"At present, the company's income is mainly the income from escaping from the city of death, and the copyright income from the subsequent sale, a total of 61.85 million US dollars, after deducting the expenses, there are still 58.43 million US dollars left. Dollar."

"In the follow-up, Mission Impossible's North American box office has reached 150 million at the box office, and there is still one to two weeks before it goes offline. It is estimated that the North American box office is about 160 million, and the company's revenue will probably be in Around 30 million."

"The follow-up overseas box office share should be relatively large, and it is expected to earn hundreds of millions of dollars, as well as follow-up copyright income..."

Kevin interrupted.

"Enough, so it seems that after Mission: Impossible is released, my funds are enough."

The woman with eyes raised her eyes and said:

"BOSS, you have to pay taxes in April. After the operation of charitable funds and other aspects, you only need to pay about 15% of the income of the year, but it is best to reserve this money in advance..."

Kevin patted his head.

I almost forgot about this. In the United States, the tax bureau is the boss. The FBI and the S.H.I.E.L.D. are nothing compared to it.

The tax bureau is a force with independent armed forces.

No matter how big the rich, once it involves tax evasion, the tax bureau will not buy it.

Reasonable tax avoidance can, tax evasion, no!

Kevin doesn't have the guts to fight the tax office.

As for more tax avoidance methods, some of them cannot be used by film companies. For the time being, they cannot be lowered any lower, and they need to hire professionals to study them later.

In this way, there is still a certain gap in his hand, Kevin thought silently.

But this is not urgent, and he can delay the payment for a few months.

All he cares about now is how well Wright and Time Warner are negotiating.

.....

On the other side, Reiter and Robinoff were chatting happily over coffee in Warner's president's office.

Robinov pondered Leiter's words, somewhat moved.

The most valuable thing for a film company is actually their film library, and MGM, as the oldest film company, does not have too many movies in the film library, which is invaluable in the hands of Time Warner.

At this time, they only need to invest 20% of the shares to be able to use their film library. Although they also have to pay, it is still a profitable business.

Especially at this time, Mission Impossible is still in theaters, and the stock has not reached its peak. At this time, even if it is a 1.3 times premium, Time Warner will never lose money.

And the most important thing is that Steve Kevin will buy 10% of the shares of MGM. If they don't join Warner, it will be difficult to intervene in the investment of Kevin's other films, which is undoubtedly unacceptable to them.

Escape from the Dead Town and Mission Impossible gave them a taste of the sweetness, and they couldn't stop it.

Under these multiple considerations, although Leiter has no decision-making power, he has decided to persuade Time Warner to buy 20% of MGM shares. Of course, the exchange of Warner and MGM shares is not unacceptable.

This point depends on the needs of the big boss behind the scenes of MGM, whether to cash out a part or continue to be optimistic about entertainment stocks.