The early morning on Wall Street is always sweet and crisp, and the short streets are lined with skyscrapers that seem to rise to the sky.

Although last year's 911 terrorist attacks caused the residents of New York, especially Manhattan, to suffer from high-level phobia for a while, many people either changed to low-rise apartments or moved to villas on Long Island.

But for the never-ending Wall Street players, the ability to look down on the world from a high vantage point is their favorite.

By the time Carl Icahn took the elevator to the 47th floor of the General Building in Manhattan, many people had already quietly started their work.

Along the way, no one in the entire company dared to take the initiative to greet Carl Icahn, and he walked to his office with a solemn face and steady steps.

Although Carl Icahn is over 60 years old, he has always been on par with Warren Buffett in his prime of life, and no one on Wall Street dares to call him arrogant.

Later, Xiao Lizi and Martin Sr. filmed the famous "The Wolf of Wall Street", which tells the story of the fraud of the notorious stockbroker Jordan Belfort.

But Jordan Belfort, who has played with junk stocks and fraud all his life, simply does not deserve the title of "The Wolf of Wall Street".

The real blue wolf has the courage to aim its sharp teeth at those big companies that are listed, and use ruthless but legal financial means to cut the flesh from the elephant.

And for real Wall Street players, Carl Icahn is the well-deserved "Wolf of Wall Street".

Beginning with the beautiful and clean hostile takeover of Global Airlines in 1985, Carl Icahn became Wall Street's most notorious "corporate predator."

Over the past two decades, Carl Icahn has skillfully used leveraged buyouts, hostile takeovers, proxy battles, demand for board seats, the use of the media, and minority shareholders to buy a large number of shares in nearly a dozen listed companies, and made billions of dollars in profits through coercion and inducement to boards and management.

Forbes magazine called him "the most dangerous man in American business." ”

Fortune magazine said he was "probably the speculator who makes the most money for shareholders on the planet." ”

"Wall Street Insiders" simply and bluntly admonishes anyone who wants to participate in the game: "If you stand in the way of Icahn, then he will not hesitate to sweep you away." ”

Now, he has set his sights on the biggest entertainment giant in the world today.

AOL Time Warner paid $7 billion more in interest to buy its European division, Bertelsmann, and the debt climbed to $28 billion. ”

Carl Icahn flipped through the latest Wall Street Journal, and the headline on the front page of the entertainment business section was the news about the current Hollywood No. 1 giant, AOL Time Warner.

It's just that this news is really not good news.

"It's a pity, it's a pity Carl Icahn couldn't help but muttered to himself as he looked through it.

Of course, he is not regretting the failure of Warner in the AOL era, but "It's a pity that the loss is not big enough." Carl Icahn touched his chin and said, "This emaciated camel is bigger than a horse, and the current AOL era Warner is still too big to start." ”

The sky-high merger of AOL and Time Warner was the result of a number of investment banks on Wall Street. But who would have thought that the merger of two old and new media giants would bring about an unprecedented disaster.

Whether it was the mountains within the department, the chaos of management, and even the frequent financial problems, AOL Times Warner, which began to decline soon after the merger, quickly attracted the attention of Carl Icahn.

And the bursting of the NASDAQ dot-com bubble that broke out immediately afterwards not only blew up a feast of short-selling, but also brought AOL Time Warner, a Hollywood giant, to a slump.

As the negative effects of the dot-com bubble have grown, almost half of the Silicon Valley companies that had flourished in 2000 have gone out of business.

Although AOL Time Warner relied on its huge market value and struggled to survive in the falling stock price, the 911 terrorist attack on a sunny day last year directly hit the stock price of AOL Time Warner to the freezing point, and its decline is indeed becoming more and more obvious, which also makes Wall Street predators like Carl Icahn see their weaknesses.

It's just that AOL Time Warner is not another company, with a market value of $200 billion when it was established, although it has experienced many blows and shrinkage, but the skinny camel is bigger than a horse, and the current AOL Time Warner is still too large, even those top investment banks on Wall Street, there are few who can match it.

This is also the reason why Carl Icahn watched them lose money again, and after their debts expanded, he could only shout "pity" again and again.

This is like looking at a weak wild boar, although Carl Icahn, the blue wolf, knows that the other party is already strong and dry, and looking at the fat on the other party's body, it also makes his eyes salivate, but the prey that has not lost its resistance will be reversed with his role as a hunter if he is not careful.

Putting down the newspaper in his hand, Carl Icahn pinched his forehead, it seemed that he would have to wait a little longer——, as the most famous corporate predator on Wall Street, he was never short of patience.

Thinking about his thoughts, Carl Icahn pressed the answering machine and said to the secretary outside, "Carson, bring in a cup of coffee." ”

"Okay, Boss. His secretary replied.

Carl Icahn rose from his seat, his office was extravagant and resembling the studio of a medieval aristocrat, with antiques and portraits of European aristocrats hanging on the walls of French-style porches, including one of the famous paintings by the French master Camille Corot.

Looking at these elegant and exquisite collections, Carl Icahn couldn't help but slow down - it doesn't matter, patience and time have always been his friends.

"Whoa-oh-" After the secretary knocked on the door, he walked in with a cup of espresso, and after pouring skim milk and sugar cubes for Carl Icahn, the secretary straightened up and said, "Boss, a lady who claims to be the COO of the Fire Lion Group just called and said that she has business to discuss with you. ”

"COO of the Fire Lion Group?" Karl Icahn, who was standing in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling window, frowned slightly in confusion.

"Yes, the other party left their contact information, saying that there is a major matter related to Hollywood and they want to negotiate with you. The secretary nodded, and recounted it decently.

"What's the big deal with Hollywood?" Carl Icahn certainly knows who the Fire Lion Group is.

In just a few years, the whole of Hollywood has been disturbed, and the original pattern of the seven major studios and major brokerage companies has been washed into pieces.

The Fire Lion Group has long become one of the most well-known entertainment groups in the United States and even in the world.