Chapter 363： eSports girl

However, at present, Redstone is too old. If he were younger, there may be no possibility of Paramount being sold. Now that he is too old, his control over Viacom Group is not as good as before.

And for so many years, for the power of the group, he has had bad relations with almost all of his relatives, and even could not find a suitable heir for a while, which also made Viacom's future not optimistic. The Redstone family has control over the group. , there have been many frictions with the group's management and shareholders.

In this case, it also makes it possible to acquire Paramount.

However, according to William Chen's estimation, as the American economy is slowly recovering, the best time to buy a film and television company has passed. Now, if you want to buy Paramount, it will probably cost at least 10 billion US dollars, and you will need to face more troubles. , including scrutiny on the American side, will be a protracted takeover battle.

Anyway, if it was Chen William himself, he would definitely not choose to buy this company, because even if he bought it, he would have to take on a lot of debt, which is far less affordable than the 20th Century Fox and MGM Pictures he bought before.

Of course, as a Huaguo company, Paramount is probably the best company that Yida Group can buy. For the rest, Lionsgate has little chance. Among the shareholders is "Lone Wolf" Carl Icahn. Not a nice character.

Or just like the previous life, to buy Legendary Pictures, this choice is not bad.

It's just that Yida Group spent 3.5 billion US dollars to buy Legendary Pictures with a debt of up to 9 billion US dollars. From the back, it seems to be very misguided, because when Yida Film and Television went public, it even needed to spin off the company. , because its financial report is really bad.

But on the whole, if Yida wants to go overseas and develop internationally, then Legendary Pictures is indeed a good choice. As for whether the company's price of 3.5 billion US dollars is too much premium, there is no way out. If your foreign company wants to buy a Hollywood company, then it is difficult to get it without a premium.

After all, for these Hollywood companies, Yida Group is an outsider. If the company is acquired by it, then it will definitely not be too active in the future. Accepting its acquisition can only be seen in two aspects. One is I hope to use the Huaguo market to develop itself, and the other is that shareholders can sell the company at a good price and make a profit.

And at that time, Yida Group made the acquisition a few years later. The golden period of bargain hunting in the economic crisis has passed. If the acquisition is successful, it can only pay a premium.

If Yida Group still hopes to buy a certain Hollywood company this time, William Chen will only provide limited help and will not persuade too much. Certainly, and often not even appreciated.

After Chen William and Yang Mi returned to her residence in Modu, Yang Mi suddenly asked:

"Dear, do you think there is a future for investing in the e-sports industry?"

"Oh? How did you come up with this idea?"

William Chen asked in surprise.

"Student Xiao Wang, when you were chatting with that Boss Wang just now, I didn't see him being a little stunned and didn't talk much, so I just chatted with him casually. I didn't expect him to be very interested in the game. Interested, he said that his old man gave him a sum of money to invest, and now he is interested in e-sports and wants to buy a team, so we talked about this, I think it is very interesting. "

Oh, so it is.

I have to pass. At this time, classmate Xiao Wang has just returned to China and has not yet entered the circle of the top rich second generation. At this time, he is still a little green.

It's not the "Internet celebrity harvester" that came later. He still has a bit of innocence in his relationship, just like the girlfriend he talked to before, who doesn't know his family, just because he didn't buy a famous brand for the other party. The bag was broken up tragically...

And seeing William Chen today, classmate Xiao Wang is still very excited. Speaking of which, he is about the same age as William Chen, but when he was studying abroad, William Chen was already quite well-known. At that time, he talked a lot with his friends. The scandal about William Chen and so on.

And now, William Chen has become a super-rich person at the top of the Forbes list, and his industries are all very influential companies. In contrast, he just returned to China to start a business with 500 million Chinese coins given by his father. , the gap between them is like the gap between ordinary people and classmates Xiao Wang.

Therefore, classmate Xiao Wang still admires Chen William very much, and his eyes can't deceive anyone. At that time, from the look in his eyes when he looked at Chen William, there was the kind of radiance that fans saw when they saw a star.

It is also for this reason that classmate Xiao Wang was very polite to Yang Mi, who went with Chen William, and was not as dismissive as he later faced entertainment stars.

And Yang Mi's identity at this time is not just a star. The HEYTEA she participated in investment was very popular in China at this time. The net worth she gained from this was no less than the funds in Xiao Wang's hands at this time. .

However, since Yang Mi mentioned the e-sports industry, she also knows that she still likes to play games, especially after Riot's League of Legends authorized Penguin to act as an agent in China. The foundation of DOTA soon became popular in China.

Before Yang Mi was busy with filming, she still found time to play a few games. Now HeyTea is on the right track, and most of the work has been handed over to the CEO of HeyTea, Fu Xinjing, to take charge of Yang Mi's own film and television dramas There are a lot less, so there is more free time, often playing games when you have nothing to do, and there is already a trend of Internet addiction girls.

When William Chen was with him, he had seen her shouting and playing League of Legends, so it was understandable that she would be interested in e-sports.

After William Chen's guidance, HEYTEA was established and achieved great success. All new stores continued to be popular. Now Yang Mi is also very concerned about William Chen's opinion, so I heard Xiao Wang say today. After she got up and wanted to invest in the e-sports industry, she first asked William Chen for his opinion.

Chen William was hugged by Yang Mi's arm, watching her look up at him seriously, he pondered for a moment, and said:

"The e-sports industry has room for development in the future, and it will be more and more popular with young people. However, if you simply invest in e-sports teams, it is not a particularly good business."

"Ah? My dear, didn't you say that there will be a good room for development in this industry?"

Yang Mi asked in confusion.

"Yes, but what I said is that if it is a business, then investing in e-sports teams is not a good business Because the return on investment is not high, it may even require continuous investment. , In the end, you can't make much money, unless you develop a team and sell it for a good price."

William Chen nodded her nose and said with a smile:

"It's like football. You watch football in China. Many people are participating in it. It seems that the football market is relatively hot, but is investing in football a good business? No, because some foreign clubs may be able to make money. But Huaguo's football team makes very little money, and most of them are in arrears. If it is done as a business, it must be a very bad business."

"But why are so many people entering here, including big companies like Yida, Hengda and even Ali? Because you have a team, although it can't bring profits, the benefits you can get in other areas are very great. There are many, such as the image of the company, a team can be used as the business card of these companies, and having a team with good results also reflects the strength of the company. Of course, there are many other benefits, many of which are only satisfactory. It will be indescribable."

"So, eSports is somewhat similar to football. Those professional teams are actually more beneficial for companies to sponsor or buy them, right?"

Yang Mi heard Chen William's analysis and asked, "But why did Xiao Wang buy a team to enter the e-sports industry? For the promotion of Yida Group?"

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