Chapter 583

The 10% premium also gave Sony, the Mitsui family, an opportunity to cash out that they had never had. With such generosity, does Abel owe a debt of gratitude to the Mitsui family, or is he willing to help these neon people for some other reason?

Of course not.

Neon People can get a 10% premium on Sony Entertainment's current market value and have the opportunity to cash out. They actually need to pay more, because Abel obviously wants more than just a Sony Columbia.

What he wants is for Sony Columbia to be packaged with Sony Music!

Sony Columbia was indeed a loser. Even later in parallel time and space, it was always at the bottom of the Hollywood giants in terms of profits and revenue.

Even if MGM is acquired later in parallel time and space, it will be the same.

But Sony Music is not. As the three giants in the American music industry, it is one of the largest music groups in the world.

Sony Music Entertainment has always been the cash cow of Sony Group, a very profitable subsidiary.

For this year, Sony Music Group's sales revenue in the second fiscal quarter reached US$1.16 billion (138.7 billion yen), an increase of 15% compared with the same period in 2002. Operating profit reached US$242 million, which is an outstanding figure among the same industry.

Compared with Sony Music, Abel's DreamWorks Music barely managed to break even at the end of last year and only started to make money this year.

In terms of the extent of making money, in order to attract singers and customers, a certain degree of compromise has been made in the singer's remuneration and the sales price of the product.

Even if it starts to make a profit, DreamWorks Music's profits are definitely at the bottom among the world's major music giants.

As the big brother in the global music market, Sony Music can steadily contribute approximately US$800 million in profits to the parent company every year.

Compared with many other companies in Abel, especially those in the financial department, this data looks very average.

None of them can make as much money as Smith Capital by making market in the market.

But in the industry, it is already one of the best. Even if you look at the entire entertainment industry, Sony Music's results are not inferior.

If the Mitsui family really agrees to package and sell Sony's entire entertainment business in the United States to Smith Media.

Just the addition of Sony Music is enough for Smith Media to completely dominate the global music market.

What's more, even Sony Columbia itself is actually not a weak scumbag.

As one of the major studios in Hollywood, Columbia Pictures has a library of more than 5,000 classic films, including 12 "Oscar Best Picture" winners, and a library of 3,000 hours of TV series.

There is also a Hollywood giant-level behind-the-scenes team and production team.

If Smith Media can really swallow them both, then Smith Media will rapidly expand into the world's number one presence in the two fields of film and music.

Let's put it this way, even if Sony Entertainment America is very expensive. Smith Media and Abel may have to spend about $30 billion worth of shares and cash to acquire them.

But compared with the rewards, these efforts can not only be said to be worthwhile, but can also be said to be a huge profit.

Not to mention their strengthening of Smith Media's film and music fields.

The mere existence of such a merger would lift Smith Media's already high stock price even further.

Not to mention too much, it is definitely possible to increase by 10% in one week.

Smith Media, with a market value of more than 300 billion US dollars, has risen by another 10%, that is, just in the stock market, if it can successfully acquire Sony's entertainment sector in the United States, Smith Media can make back the cost of buying them in the stock price.

Such a good thing, even if the price premium is 10% and the Neon people are given the opportunity to cash out, Abel will naturally be happy.

Because these two companies, from the perspective of Smith Media, are both high-quality industries. Even Sony Columbia can be MGM's best nutrient.

However, not everyone can offer Neon Man a price like Abel.

First of all, Abel has Smith Media. Today, Smith Media has the ability to absorb these two giants without damaging itself, which can play a positive role.

Secondly, Abel's identity allows him to withstand the pressure in the United States to prevent the Neon People from leaving. This is particularly important. All Hollywood giants and even other media tycoons in the United States do not have this ability.

Those consortiums that have the ability have little interest in these two sectors of Sony.

In other words, Abel had the ability to carry it down, and was able to ensure good digestion after eating them. The key was that he was still interested, so he dared to offer such a price to the Neon Man.

If it were anyone else, even if the Neon people wanted to sell it, no one in the United States would dare to take it over.

Otherwise, Sony Columbia would not have been in the hands of the Neon people for so many years.

The choice now lies before the Mitsui brothers.

One is to continue to hold Sony Columbia and may continue to lose money later. It is more likely that the giant of the empire in front of him will choose to continue to suppress Sony's entertainment sector in the United States because he failed to succeed. This can be said to be certain.

Because this has nothing to do with character, it would be the same if it were them.

It's just that Abel is stronger now.

Another option is to sell Sony Columbia to Abel. The problem is that Abel wants a package acquisition! Not only Sony Columbia, he also wants Sony Music!

What the Mitsui family can get is Smith Media shares at a 10% premium to the market value of the two companies, which is about US$28-30 billion.

"I have to say that this is a very meaningful proposal." As the head of the Mitsui family, Mitsui Takahiro took the initiative to speak out after the silence: "But it is too important and we need to think about it carefully. Mr. Smith, can you give us a few words?" Day time?"

"Of course." Abel responded with a chuckle: "Before I leave Neon, you can all think about it carefully."

His answer made the Mitsui brothers relax. Abel obviously would not leave Neon so early, and would probably stay here for at least two or three days, or even more than a week.

This was enough time for them to consider whether to accept Abel's proposal.

When the Mitsui brothers obviously wanted to quit, Abel suddenly said: "By the way, I have a plan here. You two can take it back and have a look. If you are interested, come and talk to me. This time in Neon, I only intend to show this plan to you, Yanqi, Sumitomo and other family members."

Abel said it casually, but the Mitsui brothers were very cautious. They respectfully took the thick stack of things in the folder from Allen, said goodbye, and left with Fuyuko Mitsui with a low eyebrow from beginning to end.

This latter point surprised Abel. He thought Mitsui Fuyuko would be kept.

After all, the purpose of the Neon people in this regard is simply obvious.

In this respect, they were too much like the Li family of Han State.

And compared to the Han people, the neon people can really do it in this area.

In medieval times, they looked for Chinese dynasties, in modern times, they looked for Europeans, and in modern times, they looked for Americans... There is such a tradition, and in this regard, Neon people are more careless than other countries and races.

Abel actually liked Mitsui Fuyuko's appearance. Her Yamato Nadeshiko-like temperament and appearance when she sat quietly were a rare breed in Abel's backyard.

It is estimated that her model is unlikely to appear in the European and American world. It is only available in the East of Asia.

Han Guo probably doesn't have any, and his background is not very good. Only Neon and Huaxia can produce such beauties. On the Chinese side, Abel was actually very unfamiliar with their upper class - this refers to the family.

When he was a Chinese, after all, he was just a young man from the bottom. How could he possibly understand the real top family.

This time he met Fuyuko Mitsui again, and he only had the Hearst sisters by his side. The Li sisters in Shou'er will not be able to perform their duties for at least a month and a half.

Although some toys can be played with, they can get bored easily.

In this regard, Abel paid more attention to decent women, that is, women he allowed to bear children for him.

Obviously, Mitsui Fuyuko has such qualifications.

Now that the Mitsui brothers took her away, Abel naturally felt a little surprised and regretful.

But he was not in a hurry, because Abel knew that as long as his power and influence were still there. As long as the United States is still the father of Neon, Mitsui Fuyuko, Iwaki Fuyuko, Sumitomo Fuyuko, etc., as long as I am interested, they will eventually meet me on my own Simmons.

A little later, after leaving the kaiseki restaurant arranged by Godai Kumousuke, the motorcade headed towards the mountain side of Osaka Nara.

Like Australia and Europe, Xinqidian Real Estate Company also purchases a large number of properties in Neon and Hanguo, the two younger countries of the United States.

These properties are both investments and can serve as a location for future members of the Smith family around the world.

For the former, buying them at this time is definitely a sure-fire deal.

Even if the real estate market of Neon has plummeted, it will still rise a bit in the next ten years, let alone high-quality properties such as luxury homes.

In the latter, the Smith family became more and more prosperous. It can be seen that when the new generation grows up in the future, there will definitely be a lot of requirements for global travel or business travel.

At that time, you can choose to stay in a hotel or your own property.

This Osaka mansion covers an area of ​​about 5,000 square meters and is a typical traditional Japanese-style mansion.

The mansion is located east of Osaka, on the mountainside near Nara. It was once the residence of a wealthy local man.

The main residence mainly consists of three buildings and three courtyards. A large number of black pine and other ornamental plants are planted in the courtyard. The total building area is about 1780 square meters. There is also a 782 square meters warehouse and parking lot in the south.

It had already undergone a certain degree of internal modernization by the previous owner, and New Starting Point Real Estate Company also spent some money to renovate it after acquiring it.

This time when the Abelites were still in the Kingdom of Han, they planned to come here. The staff of New Starting Real Estate Company here in Neon, under the supervision of the Smith Family Office, have already cleaned up the properties in several important cities and regions in Neon, and are ready to welcome Abel to move in at any time.

So when his motorcade arrived at the door of this mansion, the ancient Japanese-style mansion was already brightly lit.

In addition to Abel, there are also hundreds of people accompanying him on this trip. Even if the house is large, it can be filled with so many people staying there.

Before Abel could step into the mansion, someone came over to give him a message.

"Mitsui Touko invited me to be a guest of the Mitsui family in a nearby house?"

Abel was a little surprised and asked the time. It was almost ten o'clock in the evening.

Inviting myself to be a guest so late, and being so calm at the table just now...what kind of show did the Neon Man want to play?

After thinking about it, he informed Edward and then entered the Japanese-style mansion first.

Wait half an hour later, when Edward comes over to report everything is safe and the general layout there.

A smile appeared on Abel's face, "Tsk tsk... the neon people are indeed very enthusiastic. Let someone tell Miss Mitsui that I will go later."

Edward should be so. The bodyguard captain immediately sent someone to contact that place, and at the same time, he also made relevant security preparations.

Although when facing the United States, the Neon people are very docile. And the public security here has always been very good because of the influence of the Confucian cultural circle.

But after several minor incidents, Rock Security's protection of Abel has now evolved to the point where there are no blind spots, and even goes too far.

Edward certainly did not dare to relax in the relevant arrangements.

After all, up to now, one of the four King Kongs, Johnson, has gone to the desert area and has not returned.

By the time everything was ready, it was already half an hour later, around 11pm.

Abel came to a mansion owned by the Mitsui family in Osaka.

From the outside, this house is similar to the place where he lives. They are both typical Japanese-style mansions, with the Tang Dynasty style visible.

When he arrived, the threshold of Mitsui Mansion was wide open, just like the Neon people who could only tolerate infinitely when facing the United States.

There was a rock security guard at the door. Abel knew there would be no safety issues, so he got out of the car and walked inside.

Mitsui Touko's figure was slightly bent not far from the door, and a smile appeared on her face when she saw him.

"Mr. Smith, please go inside. Dongzi... Dongzi has prepared some "meeting gifts" for you, I hope you will like it."

"I think I'd like it."

Abel, who already knew what the "gift" was, responded to her with a smile.

However, I knew that when Abel arrived in the courtyard of this classical Japanese mansion, he was still slightly moved by the sincerity of the Mitsui family and Mitsui Fuyuko.

Because he saw that in the beautiful and exquisite courtyard, there were many cherry blossom trees full of beautiful cherry blossoms, exuding fragrance under the appropriate lighting, showing a full oriental charm.

"Didn't I say that the cherry blossom season is over?"

"It has passed. But some varieties of cherry blossoms will bloom later, and those closer to the north will bloom even later. These cherry blossoms were all transplanted by me from Hokkaido. They were just planted not long ago. Citi There is still some time left." Mitsui Fuyuko answered obediently.

Abel found that it was indeed as she said. The dozen or so cherry blossom trees in the courtyard could be seen to be beautiful, but they were indeed a little listless.

It's very consistent with what they should look like in the short time after being transplanted.

Abel nodded and said with a smile, "I'm interested."

Mitsui Fuyuko and the Mitsui family obviously have more than this in mind.

When Abel arrived at the courtyard a little behind, he was in front of a huge hot spring surrounded by cherry blossom trees in full bloom.

Mitsui Fuyuko began to introduce the "gifts" prepared for Abel.

The "gifts" all wore the same kimono as her, but with different colors and decorations.

"Mr. Smith, let me introduce to you, this is Yui Aragaki, this is Masami Nagasawa, this is Keiko Kitagawa, this is Satomi Ishihara, this is Kyoko Fukada, this is Haruka Ayase... They are our Japanese The good talents in the entertainment industry are all well-behaved and obedient. They all have the idea of ​​​​wanting to develop in Hollywood, so they all want to get close to you. If you are willing, they will take care of you in Neon this time. It allows you to relax and unwind!"

After the introduction, without waiting for Abel's response, Mitsui Fuyuko immediately ordered Aragaki Yui and the others in Japanese:

"Mr. Smith is a distinguished guest that we, Neon, have finally invited here. You must let him have a good time and experience the excellence of our Neon women, do you understand?"

"Hi! Don't worry, Miss Dongzi, we will definitely make Mr. Smith have a great time."

As if they had practiced it, the six neon girls with beautiful looks, different temperaments, and fat and thin figures all responded in Japanese that Abel couldn't understand.

Mitsui Fuyuko nodded with satisfaction, and then winked at Abel playfully, wondering if he could bear it.

Because she had heard that this person's ability in that area was as powerful as his ability to make money.

It is said that those Yinsha angel babies that are popular all over the world are all his forbidden toys.

He also said that he once beat a group of them one by one!

According to Mitsui Fuyuko, even the number of Yinsha Angels was around twenty at the beginning.

Now the number has reached more than thirty.

If Abel really beats them all, then is he still a human being?

Mitsui Fuyuko was curious and suspicious about this.

This time she also learned about the way Han people entertained Abel while in Han.

Her family asked her to find a way to entertain Abel, so she simply copied what the Han people did. The oldest of the group in front of me was 21 years old, and the youngest was even born in 1988.

They are real "receptionists". After all, hospitality is so common in Neon. It costs more than the Han people who imitate and learn from Neon!

Of course, Mitsui Fuyuko also knew Abel's tastes and hobbies after getting to know each other.

So the "entertainers" she specially picked out were all very clean or had not entertained men before.

This is why Yui Aragaki, who was born in 1987, and Masami Nagasawa, who was born in 1988, who are relatively transparent in today's entertainment industry, were lucky enough to be chosen.

The hobbies of the Ansa people in this area are really well known to the whole world.

Even though Abel often despised this kind of hobby verbally and in his heart, he didn't know the reason why it was a national characteristic and a universal hobby among men.

In reality, he is actually very good at this.

Scarlett Johansson, who was born in 1984, met him two years ago...