"You said that George Lucas does not intend to sell the shares of Moguang Industry separately, but to sell the shares of Lucasfilm?" Feng Yu felt very surprised. This Lucasfilm is George Lucas. Although it was founded by one hand, it does not have many film and television copyrights, but it is worth a lot of money just because of the ace IP of Star Wars.
Kameda Masao said at this time: "Boss, I don't think this is strange. Lucas has invested more than 90% of his income from movies over the years into the polishing industry, which created the polishing industry. The industry's outstanding film special effects technology. And Polishing Industry is the most profitable company under Lucasfilm."
"If the polishing industry is controlled by us, it will be equivalent to the loss of control of Lucasfilm's most advantageous business, and then Lucasfilm may start to lose money."
"Since we are determined to win, it would be better for Lucas to package the whole business and sell it to us. This would be better than Lucasfilm being in a state of decline in the future, like MGM in the past."
Feng Yu frowned, is this really the case? If that's the case, then Lucas doesn't have to sell it. With the polishing industry in hand, Lucasfilm can continue to stand tall in Hollywood.
Ralph explained: "Boss, I don't think this is surprising. Even though Lucas is rich, Lucasfilm doesn't have much cash. During this time, Lucas There just happened to be an idea, the idea of turning Star Wars into a TV series. It is said that the script has been written, but no one invested in it.”
"Lucas himself doesn't even have the money to invest in a TV series?" Feng Yu couldn't believe it. Lucas's net worth must be two to three billion US dollars. Even if he takes out a loan, he can still get enough The right amount of funds.
Even if Lucas wants to shoot Star Wars TV sets, he can't just shoot the TV sets according to the movies, right? The investment for a long TV is definitely not a small amount, perhaps even higher than that of SHIELD.
No, with Lucas' usual pursuit of excellence, the production cost will definitely be higher than that of S.H.I.E.L.D.
"The strange thing is that Lucas is a person who doesn't like to borrow money. His company, Lucasfilm, including all the subsidiaries below, does not have any debt. I really don't know how the people in his company are. I think, with Lucas’s name, or the strength of their company, it’s actually very easy to get a loan.”
"Furthermore, Lucas does not invest in finance or real estate or other popular investment industries. He concentrates on movies and related industries. From this point of view, he is the filmmaker that movie fans call him. And he returns every year They all use a sum of money for charity, but I don’t live a luxurious life.”
"He created fifty episodes of TV scripts, but the budget for each episode was as high as 20 million US dollars. This was the result of his desperate compression."
Feng Yu's eyes widened, "What the hell, shooting a TV set costs one billion US dollars?" Who will invest in you
Feng Yu doesn't know how to invest anyway, and he's not a senior Star Wars fan. Even if he is, he won't invest. This will definitely not recoup the cost. This episode of TV series is more expensive than the investment in some movies. It’s impossible to make money!
Feng Yu remembered that the production cost of one season of SHIELD in his previous life was US$80 million. People complained about the special effects, the plot was not compact enough, the scenes were not exciting enough, etc.
The production cost of one episode was less than four million US dollars, including all costs, and it caught up with the popularity of Marvel movies and the number of fans. How can you possibly make money if you charge four times as much as others for this episode
If the production cost of an episode can be reduced to US$5 million, Feng Yu will still consider investing. After all, the TV has a longer broadcast time, and there are replay rights, CD sales rights, etc., so he should be able to maintain his capital. If it drives industries around Star Wars, it might make money.
But even if you invest US$250 million, take two or three years, and then earn US$25 million on paper, you will still lose money after taking into account inflation.
It is more difficult for TV sets to make more money than movies, unless a TV series can be broadcast on multiple channels at the same time, but in that case, the first broadcast rights may not be sold at a high price.
"Because of this, he wants to invest on his own? And then he would rather sell the company's shares than go to the bank for a loan?" Masao Kameda felt incredible. Although the loan interest was relatively high, compared to selling the shares of the company he founded, , loans are still an option for more people, right
But considering that Ralph gave Lucas a relatively high price, maybe he was moved by this.
"So how do they plan to sell Lucasfilm?" Feng Yu asked.
"After our evaluation at this time, Lucasfilm is worth approximately US$2.6 billion. If we want to become the controlling shareholder, we will have to spend at least US$8 billion to purchase 10% of Lucasfilm at a premium. Sixty-seven shares." Ralph said seriously.
At the same time, Ralph was a little hesitant. Of course, Fengyu Holding Group could get the money, but with so much investment, how much profit should it get before it is worthwhile
For example, with the same investment of 1.8 billion U.S. dollars, one business can earn back 1.8 billion U.S. dollars in three years, and another business can earn back 1 billion U.S. dollars in three years. Although both are making money, when compared, it feels like a loss. Same as $800 million.
Another 1.8 billion U.S. dollars. This time Feng Yu also felt that he had gone too big. In order to prevent the expansion of Sunni Pictures, he acquired MGM, then acquired movie theaters, and then thought about investing in Weta Digital. , now if it spends at least 1.8 billion US dollars to acquire the shares of Lucasfilm, then in order to prevent Sony from expanding this time, the real investment will exceed 10 billion US dollars!
That’s not even counting Marvel Entertainment, Feng Yu’s favorite company. If this company is included, the numbers will be even more exaggerated.
"Boss, why not forget it and let's take a shareholding. With the name of our Fengyu Holdings Group, even if we take a shareholding, we can still have a lot of say." Kameda Masao suggested.
"No, since he gave us the opportunity to hold a controlling stake, then let's take a controlling stake. It's US$1.8 billion, right? Buy it!"
Through this 1.8 billion US dollars, we control Lucasfilm and indirectly control the polishing industry. This business is definitely profitable.
"Then are we still acquiring Marvel Entertainment? Are we still acquiring Weta Digital?" Masao Kameda asked seriously.
"Continue to acquire and expand our scale. Then integrate them together to establish Fengyu Entertainment Group, merge Fengyu Games into this group company, and then acquire several influential TV stations and merge them into the group. Form an entertainment group!”
… (To be continued.)