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AMC Cinemas currently has more than 200 theaters and 1,200 digital screens. However, only 65 of them are self-built cinemas, and the rest are franchise cinemas. Due to the sluggish market, the market value of AMC Cinemas is less than $800 million!

Just when the cinema market was in a downturn, AMC Cinemas suddenly received an acquisition request from the IMDB website, which surprised AMC Cinemas!

After discussion with the company's board of directors, it was decided to contact the IMDB website first.

As soon as the news came out, the IMDB website was strongly questioned by many investors. Why should a company specializing in making websites set foot in a brick-and-mortar cinema company? If theater companies make money, it would be fine, but most theater companies are losing money. In recent years, from the frequent occurrence of theater mergers, it can be seen that the current situation of this industry is not very good!

"This was a wrong decision!!!"

"The decision-making level of the IMDB website has been caught in the forehead!!!!"

"..."

Countless investors and senior Wall Street analysts have spoken out against the IMDB website!

As a result, the stock price of IMDB website fell 10% that day.

At this time, a small newspaper suddenly published a message: The reason why IMDB website wanted to acquire the theater company was because someone acted arbitrarily and arbitrarily based on their own preferences... Then, the newspaper confessed Henry!

"A few days ago, Mr. Henry Williams attended the board meeting of the IMDB website as the chairman of the Nicholas Group. According to the information provided by the participants, it was Mr. Williams' decision to acquire the Cinema Company by IMDB. At that time, many people objected to this matter, but Mr. Williams insisted on going his own way and even said to those who opposed him on the spot, 'If anyone is not satisfied with his decision, he can withdraw his shares on the spot'!!!"

boom!

The news spread. Shocking! ! !

Henry Williams is still the chairman of the Nicholas Group, so he must hold a large number of shares, and his worth must rise by tens of billions of dollars! ! ! the next day. The US and even the global media were shocked and crazy, quoting the news of the tabloid and forwarding it to their own newspapers!

a time. American uproar! ! !

However, what is unexpected is that the stock price of the IMDB website rebounded instantly, and the stock price on the day was 5% higher than before the fall! ! !

"The IMDB website invests in a cinema company with a far-reaching layout!!!"

"The marriage between the IMDB website and the theater company can definitely reverse the downturn in the theater market in one fell swoop!!!"

"..."

Subsequently. Countless investors and veteran Wall Street analysts have changed their minds.

Marcy Filimon said excitedly: "Chairman. Since your identity was exposed, there has been a lot of good news in the newspapers, and the stock price of our IMDB website has risen again and again!!!"

Henry touched his nose, "Uh, right?! Hehe, it's good for the stock price to go up, it's good to go up..."

Henry didn't expect that after his identity in the Nicholas Group was exposed, he would have such a big response! Before. The IMDB website wanted to buy a theater company, and was scolded by investors. But in a blink of an eye, the trend changed immediately, and everyone praised IMDB for its investment. When did brother have this influence...

"Marcy Philemon, go and investigate, who leaked my identity to that tabloid office!!!"

"Oh well!"

Apparently, some people were uneasy and well-meaning to deliberately leak Henry's identity to the newspaper, taking the opportunity to retaliate for Henry's acquisition of destroying the IMDB website. Just didn't expect it. After Henry's identity was exposed, the influence it caused was beyond his imagination. Henry Williams has been slightly deified, like Warren Buffett, the stock god in the stock market. Which stock he is optimistic about, there must be a group of people who are crazy about it. Although Henry is not a god of stocks, the company he invested in is even more shocking...

Since Williams, the world's super-rich, asked the IMDB website to buy the theater company, it must be right!

If you don't understand it, it can only be because of your level!

Otherwise, how can others become hundreds of billions of super rich! ! ! ! !

After AMC Cinemas learned that Henry Williams was behind the IMDB website, they actually opened their mouths during the negotiation and asked for $1 billion! The IMDB website certainly disagrees.

Henry said to Marcy Philimon: "AMC likes the lion's big mouth, so hang him first, talk slowly, don't worry. We can buy some independent theaters with better locations first, such as the Chinese Theater! The Chinese Theater belongs to The landmark building in Hollywood has hosted several Oscars, and one or two hundred famous movie actors of different periods and styles, from Marilyn Monroe to Stallone, left their handprints and footprints here. These superstar marks have now been It has become a special attraction of the Chinese Theater!!!”

"The acquisition of the Chinese Theater will not only greatly enhance the reputation and influence of our website, but also give us more bargaining chips! When AMC sees our acquisition of the Chinese Theater, it will definitely think that IMDB may give up the acquisition of AMC. Plans to buy other theater companies instead, so I have to cut prices!"

Marcy Philemon nodded in agreement: "Yes, that's right!"

Henry smiled, picked up a glass of red wine and shook it, jokingly: "Of course, our methods are more than that. Isn't there a lot of franchise theaters in the AMC theater chain? Hehe, I don't need to talk about how to pry the corner. , although I am very good at this..."

"Hehe, Chairman, I know how to do it!!!" Marcy Filimon suddenly laughed.

The reason why other theaters rely on large theater companies is actually very simple, that is, with the help of the strong influence and voice of theater companies, they can get more box office share when negotiating with film distribution companies!

If all the affiliated theaters of AMC Cinemas defect, AMC Cinemas will not have much influence. Just relying on AMC's self-built 65 theaters, it is far from having the right to speak before, and the box office share will inevitably be reduced a lot! The market value of AMC will also shrink significantly! ! !

With this trick, AMC will definitely be hurt, forcing it to submit! ! !

At present, the theater chain is sluggish, and AMC's mix is ​​really not good. Some franchise theaters have very low attendance rates and have been losing money. So, prying corners is relatively easy! However, when Henry collected information, he found that the bankruptcy rate of theaters in the United States is high, and the market is obviously not good, but there are still people who are willing to take over these bankrupt theaters! Henry thought about it, there must be a Hollywood film company behind it!

The U.S. monopoly law does not allow film companies to own cinema chains, but film companies have turned a few corners in various ways to indirectly control the cinema chains in order to achieve the purpose of controlling the cinema chains! ! ! Therefore, the film company is actually buying theaters, but the method is very subtle and people can't see it. And even if these theaters are losing money, it doesn't matter. The film company shows the film in the theater to increase the popularity of the film. Even if the box office loses money, but the popularity of the film increases, it can make money on peripheral products! ! !

And peripheral products are the real interests of a movie!

(To be continued ~^~)