Chapter 474: National Grain’s M&A Investment; On the Eve of Launch
Trailer?
Guo Yang couldn't help but sit down again, clicked on the pop-up window, and looked at the specific broadcast time. There was still a week left, and there was also a trailer posted in the news page.

“It’s almost there!”

"What's coming soon?" Bi Qiang also heard his murmurs and asked curiously.

Guo Yang smiled and said: "Aerial Photography of China, a documentary, will be broadcast on CCTV Channel 9 and Huinong.com in a week, and now it is being pushed by Penguin News."

Hearing this, Bi Qiang also stood up and walked over, leaning over to take a look at the computer.

"Well, I saw someone talking about it online. The response to "Heavenly Qilian" was good, and it also made netizens look forward to the larger investment "Aerial China" even more."

"I'm a little nervous now. I didn't want to watch it in advance, but after checking it out, I found that it's really popular online!"

After clicking on the Penguin pop-up news page, there were already hundreds of messages.

I scrolled down casually and saw all kinds of expected comments.

"I have seen a lot of photos taken by the crew on Weibo in recent days. Every photo they take is a masterpiece. The feature film will definitely not disappoint."

"It has the same investor as 'Heavenly Qilian', and this time CCTV has also joined, so it can't be any different."

"CCTV is well-known for its unstable film quality, which is far inferior to the BBC and others. Mentioning it does not add points to the film, and it even makes people doubt what kind of film it will produce."

Uh... when Guo Yang saw this, his heart skipped a beat.

Not to mention CCTV, there seem to be few documentaries that can be produced in China at this time, and they like to talk about politics and feelings~
Don't really ruin it.

I scrolled down again and found that there were indeed many people in the comment section who were optimistic about it and they all had some understanding of it.

There are many mentions of NIO’s Weibo and Huinong.com.

The crew members had completed their work long ago. Many aerial photographers who participated in the shooting posted some photos taken with their mobile phones and mirrorless cameras to the Internet in their spare time, and did not forget to @Aerial Photography China at the end.

The pictures posted are of areas that are rarely seen in normal times, and many places are restricted areas, and the quality is also top-notch.

In addition, the program team recently released a trailer, and the magnificent scenes attracted many documentary fans.

The popularity has never been low.

Bi Qiang also saw the comments from netizens and said with a smile: "If you are really worried, just watch it in advance. I will also enjoy it in advance."

Guo Yang pondered and said, "It is necessary to check it."

Having made up his mind, Guo Yang did not hesitate and immediately called the director Yu Le.

Not long after, the information of the first episode of the first season was sent to Guo Yang's email.

There are eight episodes in the first season. It’s not that Yu Le was unwilling to send them all, but Guo Yang only wanted one episode. If there were more, he wouldn’t be able to finish watching them in a short time.

The first episode is set in Xinjiang Province, the same as the original time and space.

One thing has to be admitted, because of Jiahe, the program team is very biased towards the western region, especially the northwest.

In the eight episodes of the first season, four of the Five Tigers of the Northwest appeared. This bias is almost written on their faces.

There will definitely be many people who will be surprised or even criticize this, but after watching the beginning of the first episode, Guo Yang thought that this was not a big problem.

The Northwest is too large, especially Xinjiang Province, which is at the top. Whether it is natural scenery or cultural history, there are too many shining points that are not known to people.

There is nothing wrong with this arrangement.

You have to keep problems to yourself.

The amount of money spent on making this film is a figure that is hard for people in the industry to imagine, and the investment cost of a single episode has broken many records.

All the funds are invested by Golden Harvest, so it is impossible to make a profit from the documentary.

Guo Yang never thought about making a profit. Investing in documentaries is actually like a toy to him, and toys should naturally be used in accordance with his wishes.

His biggest requirement is to take good photos.

After watching one episode, Guo Yang was very satisfied with the quality of the film, and the finished effect was more shocking than the original time and space.

After Bi Qiang finished watching it, he was still in a trance for a long time, "Do you want to watch another episode?"

"Want to see?"

"miss you!"

Guo Yang smiled evilly and said, "Just wait. It's time to get off work. I'm going home now."

Close the webpage, click shutdown, and then run away. Guo Yang performed the whole set of actions so smoothly that Bi Qiang was stunned.

"Depend on!"

After leaving the group building, Luo Xiu had already parked the car at the door. Just as Guo Yang was about to get in the car, the phone in his trouser pocket started vibrating again.

I took it out and saw it was Ning Gaoning.

He thought about it for four or five seconds before choosing to answer the call. "Hello, Director Ning. Congratulations to Guoliang. We will soon become a major international grain trader!"

Ning Gaoning laughed and said, "What a big international grain trader! Compared with Jiahe, Guoliang's revenue and profits are far behind."

Guo Yang said: "The combined annual revenue of Nidera and Noble Agriculture is close to 400 billion US dollars. Once the national grain is included in the table, what can Jiahe compare with?"

"It seems that Mr. Guo has already investigated, so I won't waste my words." Ning Gaoning pondered and said, "Mr. Guo, how much is Jiahe willing to invest?"

Guo Yang smiled and said, "It depends on whether the national grain can guarantee the return on investment."

The combined valuation of the two companies is approximately US$200 billion. After the financial crisis, the US dollar depreciated and the exchange rate was about 6.4, equivalent to approximately RMB 1280 billion.

The national grain budget could not come up with such a large sum of money, so Ning Gaoning contacted an international investment group to purchase it in two parts.

China National Grain and Oils Corporation will directly acquire 51% to achieve controlling stake, while the remaining 49% will be acquired jointly by the overseas platform COFCO International and the investment group.

When the state-owned grain funds recover, the remaining 49% of the shares will be purchased back from the investment group. If the country does not achieve self-sufficiency in grain, soybeans and corn will still need to be imported. Relying on the domestic market, it is not difficult for the state-owned grain to attract investors through mergers and acquisitions, because it can guarantee returns.

But now the country has achieved self-sufficiency in grain and even has surplus capacity for export.

It is still unknown whether the national grain can be integrated successfully, so we have to consider the issue of rate of return. If we are not careful, we may even lose money.

Ning Gaoning pondered for a while and was about to speak when Guo Yang added, "It has to be written down in black and white. Even though it's just a piece of paper, it's better to have it than nothing."

"No, I can't guarantee the returns." Ning Gaoning said unhappily, "With Jiahe Grain and Oil stirring up trouble in the country, it's impossible to make money peacefully."

"Has Jiahe Grain and Oil had no trouble recently?"

"Has the Xanthoceras sorbifolia oil made enough noise this year? It has forced major grain and oil companies to transform once again. After several rounds of changes, few companies can survive."

"Uh..." Guo Yang muttered in his heart, and said, "Golden Harvest is willing to participate in the investment. Just to show our appreciation, we will invest 10 billion US dollars."

"It's fine if it's just a token of appreciation... Wait, how much did you say? One billion dollars? Are you sure you said that?"

"Isn't that enough? This is the maximum I can get."

"enough."

It means 10 billion US dollars, and Ning Gaoning was a little shocked.

He also knew that Guo Yang said this on purpose. The key to these two mergers and acquisitions was not Jiahe, but whether Guoliang could attract enough international investment.

A 49% stake would require at least $98 billion, and including some costs, $100 billion would be enough to be insured.

Jiahe promised 10%, but Ning Gaoning was not sure where to find the remaining 90%.

But this opportunity is too good. If we miss it, Guoliang will lose the chance to become one of the world's top grain traders.

Guo Yang is also not optimistic that Guoliang can successfully raise funds.

The situation has changed.

It is easy for China to create large domestic grain traders nowadays, but it is twice as difficult to create large international grain traders.

The state grain purchase plan may not be successful.

Whether this $10 billion can be invested remains a big question mark.

Should Golden Harvest seize the opportunity to acquire Nidera and Noble Agriculture?
If the national grain fails, Guo Yang will definitely consider this issue, but now is not the time.

After talking to Ning Gaoning on the phone, the car drove into the road in the sea buckthorn forest. Before Guo Yang could observe for a while, Qu Yang called again.

The acquisition of California's Yreka Seeds has also entered the next stage, which is also an open bidding. There are many seed giants interested in Yreka, and it remains to be seen whether Tianhe can win the bid.

Guo Yang also let Qu Yang do it freely.

In addition, the agricultural production situation in North America has improved this year, and Tianhe's seeds and Quanwang's technology packages have also become well-known in some regions.

The recovery of North American agricultural production seems to be just around the corner~
Guo Yang sat in the car and thought for a while, and had some general ideas in his mind.

...

A week is not a long time, not enough for Jiahe to come up with a plan on how to connect the three rivers in the Hexi Corridor.

But it has made many netizens who have been longing for "Aerial China" wait anxiously.

Peng Zhong is one of them.

He is a helicopter aerial photographer and participated in the "Aerial Recording of China".

The aerial photography part has been completed long ago, relying on some photos taken in my spare time.

Peng Zhong has accumulated considerable popularity on multiple platforms including Weilai's Weibo and Huinong.com, which makes him a little complacent.

Then he made a post, allowing netizens to ask as many questions as they want about the aerial filming of the documentary.

He also knows everything.

The helicopter uses the world's most advanced aerial photography equipment, and its cameras, lenses, etc. are also extremely powerful.

In addition to the equipment, he also talked about the team, including pilots, photographers, aerial photography directors, maintenance teams, airspace coordinators, civil aviation towers...

In order to wait for the weather and to capture the best pictures, a large number of people can wait for several days or even more than ten days.

Every minute of this documentary is spent on costs.

Why do many documentaries that are limited by costs end up with lackluster results? Because they can’t afford to wait!
But "Aerial China" is waiting with full sincerity~
As we talked, the topic became popular.

Peng Zhong has more and more fans, and more people come to ask him questions about post-production, release date, etc.

This made him feel a little helpless.

“Brother and sister, I am just a photographer, my job is over once I get off the plane.

And only one province was involved.

It's like I'm just a tree cutter, and you ask me what paint the house is painted with, when it will be completed, and what kind of buildings will be built in the future?
How would I know? "

But netizens kept asking him questions, and in order not to lose attention and popularity, he could only be vague again and again.

Just when I could hardly hold on any longer, there finally was light at the end of the tunnel.

For a week, every day felt like a year, just to see the final film.

Not only him, but everyone is looking forward to this aerial documentary that cost a huge amount of money to produce.

(End of this chapter)