America: Starting with the acquisition of MGM

Chapter 289 The world's richest people rankings, soaring

Hasbro chairman Allen Hassenfeld suddenly announced his retirement and is about to step down as chairman of the board.

When this news was posted, it instantly caused turmoil in the financial field, and Hasbro's stock price fell.

Sergey vaguely revealed that it was because Allen was ill, but did not elaborate.

Then there was a riot of demons, and all kinds of rumors began to breed.

This kind of confusing news can easily cause panic and breed panic. Seeing this, many retail investors began to sell their stocks.

Unsurprisingly, the stocks they sold would be eaten up by the company's top executives who were ready to go, which was also a ready-made bonus given by Eric to the directors.

And at the same time, not only Hasbro's stocks were eaten up, but also Mattel's stocks.

Hasbro encountered a major change, and the happiest one must be Mattel. As a competitor, Mattel's stock ushered in a big rise.

Killing two birds with one stone, going long on one side and shorting on the other, it feels great to make money on both ends.

As for retail investors, they will always be cut by information asymmetry anyway.

There is a saying in the A-share market that retail investors invest in stocks to contribute to the country. The original intention is not to make money for you. You will feel happy even if you lose money.

This situation lasted for a week. Just when the market situation was getting worse and many people's confidence was seriously damaged, Hasbro announced a press conference.

It was still the place where the Transformers copyright signing event was held, but Eric was a guest at that time, and now he is the host.

Most of the people who came to the scene today were media reporters in the financial field. As a company with a market value of tens of billions and the top toy giant in the United States, everyone wanted to know what happened.

"Mr. Sergey, what happened to Hasbro? Did Alan Hassenfeld really retire because of illness? This is too sudden." The reporter from the Financial Times asked.

Now there are rumors flying around, one of which is that Sergey seized power and took over, and illness and other things are all deceptive reasons.

"We have also noticed that there is a lot of bad news circulating in the market, so we specially held a press conference today to make a formal statement."

"Regarding the chairman of the board of Hasbro, that is, my uncle Allen, his body has indeed developed a serious illness."

"Everyone knows that he is over 70 years old. For an elderly person, illness is inevitable."

"We all don't want this to happen, but unfortunately, the disease finally found him."

"Given Allen's current physical condition, what he needs most is to rest in peace, but Hasbro cannot stop, and the company must continue to develop."

"So for the good of the company, for the good of tens of thousands of Hasbro employees, and in line with the attitude of being responsible to the market, Allen can only reluctantly resign from the position of chairman."

"So who will be the new chairman of the board?" The reporter of the Wall Street Journal hurriedly asked.

"Well, this is also one of the purposes of today's press conference. We are very lucky to have found a new leader who is capable, responsible and visionary."

"He has been personally screened and examined by Allen, and has been recognized by the board of directors. He is an extremely outstanding young man."

"Let us welcome the new leader of Hasbro Group!"

Pa pa pa pa...

All the people attending the press conference stood up and applauded, and Eric walked out from the backstage.

He was wearing a suit and formal leather shoes today, and he also put on a simple makeup.

His handsome appearance was even more prominent. Facing hundreds of media, he strode to the center of the stage.

Wow...

When the reporter saw that it was Eric Cooper who came out, all the reporters on the scene widened their eyes, looking confused and unbelievable, and many people couldn't help but exclaimed.

What's going on?

Why is it Eric Cooper? It should be said that how could it be him? Does he have any relationship with Hasbro?

Maybe there is, after all, it was he who helped MGM to obtain the copyright of Transformers.

Moreover, the movie was very successful, driving the hot sales of toys. It can be imagined that both parties are now in the honeymoon period.

But that's all. For Hasbro, he can be regarded as a good partner, but he can't be regarded as a successor.

An idea popped up in the head of a reporter with a big brain: "Could it be that Eric Cooper is actually Allen's illegitimate son?"

Looking at the confused reporters below, Eric sat down and turned on the microphone.

"I know that everyone is inevitably a little surprised to see me here, which is also normal."

"But this matter is not accidental. In fact, since MGM started to contact Hasbro more than a year ago, Allen and I have established a deep friendship."

"And Sergey, Pedro, Jinji, Raul, we have always been good friends and often meet in private."

Several people nodded in agreement.

"I am very optimistic about Hasbro's development, so I also bought some of the company's stocks. The specific share will be announced later. In short, I meet the requirements for joining the board of directors."

"Since a few months ago, everyone wanted to recruit me as a new director of Hasbro, but everyone knows what happened later, so it was delayed."

"I didn't expect that not long ago, Allen's health was suddenly diagnosed with a problem, a very serious problem."

"Oh my god! This is such a sad thing." Eric looked like he was about to cry.

"After learning about this incident, I flew over overnight to visit him. His condition was not very good. Thinking about that scene makes people sad. He is such a good person and should not suffer such pain."

Eric's emotional narration once again demonstrated his acting skills which are no less than those of the Five Girls. It made those who heard it sad and those who saw it shed tears.

Some unsophisticated reporters at the scene couldn't help but be infected by him, and they had already imagined the deep friendship between the two friends who had never known each other.

As for those old Jianghu who are accustomed to intrigues and intrigues, they are naturally not so easily deceived.

On both sides of him, several members of the board of directors had twitching corners of their mouths, and they were so sick that they almost vomited.

You need some face, have you forgotten what happened that day? Does the real situation have anything to do with what you said? You can’t be too Eric Cooper!

At this time, Sergey took over: "Eric, please calm down and let me talk about the next thing."

Eric nodded and continued to grieve.

"Alas! Due to his physical condition, Allen believes that he can no longer perform his duties as chairman. We held an internal meeting to discuss this matter."

"According to the original plan, if Eric had not been framed, he would actually be a director of Hasbro now."

"Although the procedure has not been carried out yet, Alan still hopes to make a choice between me and Eric."

"After careful consideration by the board of directors, we finally decided that Eric would temporarily exercise the powers of chairman. I personally recognize this result and express my firm support."

"As Allen said, he is so good and has a lot of resources at his disposal, which can effectively complement Hasbro."

"We believe that under Eric's leadership, Hasbro's future is bright and it will surely move towards a more glorious tomorrow!"

As soon as Sergey finished speaking, several directors immediately applauded.

The media reporters also realized that this is not a grab for work and power that is widely rumored by the outside world. It's basically a last resort.

And it seems that the transition of power has been very smooth, and there has been no chaotic and bloody confrontation. This is good news for boosting market confidence.

Wiping tears from the corners of his eyes, Eric said loudly: "Alan Hasenfeld, he is a great man and a very respectable man."

"Under his leadership, Hasbro's development has been steady and good for decades, and even at this moment, he is still thinking about the company."

"Let's honor Alan!"

"Hats off to Alan!"

The magnificent performance is very similar to the ancient Chinese abdication. In short, the performance is very fulfilling.

Eric then took this opportunity to describe Hasbro's future development strategy.

After hearing that MGM would grant the copyrights of its major IPs to Hasbro, many people understood why Allen chose him.

"The Walking Dead", "Pink Panther", "Peppa Pig", "Frozen"...

Any one of them is a big money-maker, and it fits Hasbro's product positioning very well. There is absolutely no harm in the cooperation between the two parties.

This press conference has not ended yet, and changes in the financial market have begun. Hasbro's stock price ended its continuous decline for several days, and suddenly began to rise sharply, like a shot in the arm.

Almost in an instant, the stock price rushed back to its original position, and continued to rise all the way.

At the same time, the stock prices of MGM and Marvel also experienced a surge.

Faced with such a big event, this time even TV stations such as WB and ABC, which Eric did not deal with, paid attention to the broadcast.

The pros and cons were analyzed, and there were exaggerations and discredits. The specific situation still needs to be judged by the investors themselves.

Compared with the financial market, after hearing the news, the majority of netizens were most concerned about Eric's worth.

"Eric Cooper is too energetic. He controls MGM, Facebook, YouTube, Lionheart, Double Star Entertainment, Art Records, Marvel Group, and now Hasbro. He can Are you able to come here?"

"Haha, this question is too amateurish. Eric Cooper doesn't have to do everything personally. Judging from his work style, supporting agents is still the most common method. Obviously Sergey Hasenfeld is his new agent."

"Films and television, records, social networks, video websites, comic groups, toy companies, this is a big network, a big network that is closely related to each other. Eric Cooper is connecting all aspects together. It's terrible."

"It is rumored that Eric Cooper holds no less than 10% of Hasbro's shares and is the second largest individual shareholder. His wealth has taken another leap."

"Oh my god! Who knows how much Eric Cooper's net worth is? Forbes should update it quickly. I'd love to see how many places he can advance."

"Haha, Forbes is just watching the excitement. Who would take that stuff seriously? The people on the list have no hidden wealth. What Forbes can count is only the wealth that is allowed to be disclosed."

While the issue was being discussed online, Hasbro held a shareholder meeting to fully confirm Eric's identity.

His shareholding ratio was also announced, with 17% tied for first place with Alan Hasenfeld, and soon this number will rise to 21%, making him the largest shareholder.

Forbes, for some reason, also announced the June list of the world's richest people.

And adopted the 17% figure, giving a valuation of $5.5 billion based on Hasbro's current stock price.

Add to that Marvel Group's $3.7 billion and MGM's $9.1 billion valuation.

The total wealth of the three major listed companies alone reached $8.3 billion.

And these figures are traceable and calculable. Companies like Facebook, YouTube, Lionheart, Doublestar Entertainment, and Meiyi Records have not yet gone public, so it is difficult to estimate the value of their wealth and they are not included.

However, even with his $8.3 billion in wealth, he was enough to make it to the top of the list, soaring to the 11th place like a rocket.

You should know that when MGM re-listed earlier this year, he was only ranked 51st, and the one ahead of him at that time was Amazon's Bezos with $5.3 billion.

And now?

Even though Bezos' wealth is also growing rapidly, even though Bezos has a lot of hidden wealth such as private equity funds and wealth management funds.

But no matter how invisible you are, you can't hide $5 or $6 billion.

He has long been left far behind!

When the ranking was announced, the focus of discussion became how much the mature Facebook and Doublestar Entertainment would be valued after listing.

Especially Facebook, which developed too rapidly. In just one year, it occupied the entire United States and began to enter overseas markets.

Countless businessmen are waiting for it to open advertising business, and countless shareholders and institutions are waiting for it to go public.

Like last time, Eric received and made countless congratulatory calls, while dealing with the excessive requests of the five women, who seemed to become more fanatical.

Sure enough, money is a man's courage and a woman's aphrodisiac.

Half a month passed quickly in such a busy time, and Hasbro's situation stabilized.

Alan Hassenfeld finally accepted his fate and chose to go back to his hometown in Canada to rest. I just don't know how he will deal with his shares in the end.

The rampant momentum of "Frozen" was also successfully blocked by "Troy", and it lost the box office championship in the fourth week.

However, what the other six did not expect was that "Troy" only blocked it for one week, and was overtaken by "Frozen" in the second week.

It is the type that has a strong momentum but lacks stamina.

In the fifth week, Frozen officially broke through the $1 billion mark at the global box office, becoming the sixth movie in the world to have a box office of over $1 billion.

Queen Elsa's pace of progress has not stopped.

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