On the eve of the Oscars, Plutos Investments officially began buying shares in a number of important technology stocks such as Apple and Google -- the first time Plutos has made such a large-scale investment in the stock market since the previous year's large-scale capital flow amass.

Bullish on Apple? Apple, which launched the iPhone, has continued its new product curse -- once a new product is launched, the stock price will inevitably fall, which is a very interesting phenomenon. BUT DESPITE THIS, IN THE LONG RUN, IPOD PRODUCTS OBVIOUSLY HAVE A DRASTIC PULL EFFECT ON APPLE'S STOCK PRICE, AS FOR WHETHER THE IPHONE CAN BECOME AN IPOD-LEVEL PRODUCT, IT SEEMS THAT THERE IS THIS POTENTIAL!

That's not enough, though!

This will not be enough for Plutos to change his strategy, if their expectations of the financial crisis do not change radically. Apple launches a new product, and it is impossible for them to make a similar move.

So, the only reason for this, Plutos's position that the United States and the world will usher in a financial turmoil, is shaken!

This ignited the entire world of capital, which then quickly spread to political circles and public opinion.

Plutos and Daniel's team were tight-lipped and refused to give a precise answer to the incident.

No matter how asked the question, the spokesperson of Plutos responded with only one sentence, "Our investments are based on the company's business strategy and close observation of the market. ”

Strictly speaking, this is a one-size-fits-all answer.

However, the reporters, who were struggling to get a direct response, had to dig out a lot of meaning from this.

According to the Wall Street Journal, "Plutos has made a major reversal in its stance on the market crisis and has made a significant investment in the stock market......

USA Today said, "Is the likelihood of a financial crisis further reduced? At least that's what Plutos Investments, which the day before yesterday began buying shares in companies such as Apple Inc. on the open market, amounting to tens of billions of dollars. It can be described as a heavy investment. ”

The media were like flies without their heads, but many others could call Daniel's phone directly.

Like Steve Jobs.

"What do you want to do with Apple again?"

There was no doubt in Jobs's tone, but it was full of anger, whether it was Daniel's previous purchase of Apple, the sale of Apple, or the current purchase of Apple, which had a lot of impact on Apple's operations. This was something that Steve Jobs hated. He is a pure technologist, he wants to rely on products to win the world, as for the financial market, he does not resist, but it should definitely not have a significant impact on the mainstream development direction of the company, but now, just Plutos, has affected the external environment of the entire Apple company several times.

Daniel is honestly a little sorry for such serious technical paranoia. It is difficult for him to convince himself that "the capital market is the rule".

Of course, that's all there is to it, and no more emotions will arise.

"Steve Jobs, Plutos is just making normal investments in the open market, and it won't have an impact on Apple. Especially if you have a good enough product. ”

Jobs was silent for a moment.

Plutos and Google have jointly acquired Android and developed an open-source mobile operating system, forming a massive Open Handset Consortium - this is for Apple's smartphones, and there is no hesitation. But even so. The communication between Jobs and Daniel was relatively gentle.

For Jobs, technically. He is not worried about the competition in the product, and he will not have any special emotions.

But at this moment, his heart was really full of anger, but unfortunately, Daniel's words were like a basin of cold water. Poured directly on his head. Indeed, Plutos is an investment company, and their buying and selling are all profit-driven. It also turns out that they have been in and out of Apple many times. Very intelligent and discerning.

You can't accuse a butcher of killing too much, and you certainly can't stop an investor from choosing the right time to buy or sell.

Jobs finally hung up the phone without a word, and Daniel regretted that the relationship he and Jobs had always maintained was relatively good, so to speak, and that ended there. Jobs was a very stubborn person, and it was difficult to change his impression. But this emotion was in Daniel's mind for a short time.

Yes, he had a lot of respect for Jobs and his creativity, but it was absolutely impossible for him to change his pace.

……

Jobs, Larry. The phone calls of Page and the others were still expected.

But Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's second call came as a surprise to him, and it was indeed a thorny issue.

When Sally took Rice's phone call, her tone was a little peculiar - the boss who was able to receive the secretary of state's call was really worth Sally's emotion.

"Good morning, ma'am."

"Hello, Daniel. You know the reason for my call today, can you tell me what you guys think? ”

Daniel laughed a few times.

In January, he spent three days in Davos, Switzerland, meeting with a senior executive and listening to Rice's speech at the conference, boasting about the U.S. government's ability to deal with crises and solve problems. And to assert that there will not be a serious financial crisis in the United States, more or less, there are always some people who are encouraged by Rice's firm attitude.

However, while attending a forum, Daniel gently and heavily dismantled the table legs for Rice.

"The crisis still has no tendency to improve, as for what it will eventually turn into, which industries will cause the film industry, whether it will become a global financial storm, there are many Nobel economists here today, and they must understand better. Plutos' view of the future of the world economy has not changed. We can see that Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae ......"

This eloquent conversation made Rice basically not meet Daniel in Davos.

As a man of great importance in the country, Rice almost decided to meet Daniel in early 2008, before the final battle of the election year began. It's really incredible. Of course, given the current pressure from the U.S. government, and Daniel's propensity to express his attitude, Rice felt that he was not worth fighting for. It's also a possible cause.

At that time, one of the entry points for many financial media in various countries around the world was the "disagreement between the super-rich and the secretary of state" -- the financial media also needed exposure and sales. Daniel is definitely their most popular news material, and this time, the opponent is the secretary of state of the United States, the most powerful country in the world.

It's amazing! No one will give up.

experts, scholars, domestic countries. Transnational ...... In short, countless discussions, debates, predictions, and so on, are revolving around this disagreement.

With such a "bad" impact, it's understandable that Rice has had very little contact with Daniel since then - but the Republican administration didn't think about putting Daniel in small shoes. Putting small shoes on a super-rich man who simply has different opinions? You'll never want to govern again. The so-called rabbit dies and the fox is sad, and the big business and the rich will inevitably have major dissatisfaction with the Republican Party. Moreover, this year is the year of the change of office, and after the new government takes office, the problem will naturally be handed over.

In fact. The Bush administration is not hoping that even if there is a crisis, it will be after he leaves office.

But Daniel knows that God does not follow people's wishes, and George W. Bush will eventually leave his presidency in a devastating financial crisis.

Because of these well-known reasons, Rice's call today is quite special.

"Ma'am, Plutos' public response is genuine. It's just a routine investment for us. ”

"Tens of billions of routine investments?"

"Scale is not an indicator of the nature of an investment."

Similar didn't intend to hang up the phone, she continued. "So, Plutos hasn't changed his stance on the financial crisis?"

"Indeed, for the time being, all the work of Plutos is carried out in accordance with this position."

Daniel's words made the little hope in Rice's mind completely disappear.

When she learned about Plutos Investment from her assistant, she inevitably felt some excitement in her heart - actually. According to the size of Plutos, there is nothing conspicuous in the crisis. Lehman Brothers alone manages more than a trillion dollars in wealth -- more than 10 times that of Protos.

However, due to Daniel's own peculiarities and the company's excellent track record as an investor, it has become a focal point.

It seems that Plutos has become a weather vane. They think the financial crisis is going to happen, so the market becomes conservative and worried. The resumption of acquisitions of Apple and other stocks has long been seen as a new trend -- a change in the perception of a financial crisis that is less likely to happen than not.

This almost created a shockwave.

The major stock indexes have all risen sharply in a rare amount under the impact of good news - of course, there were significant losses after the session. This is related to the return of the market to rationality, after all, no matter how good Plutos is, it is so big, it can only be a company that can be referenced, not a company that determines the market.

But now, Rice is the first to get the truth from Daniel, and their views on the financial crisis have not changed -- and Daniel himself sincerely hopes that the US government will come up with a way to deal with this terrible wave. Unfortunately, the U.S. government has insufficient energy to do so, and it doesn't even know if it's really enough, and Daniel's hopes are doomed to be frustrated.

Plutos's action triggered a tsunami-like response from all sides, which Daniel and Raymond expected.

The stocks they mainly bought, and the sharp recovery in stock prices did not slow them down—buying on the open market, which was a drawback, and Plutos had long been prepared for it.

……

Daniel is in and out of Wall Street circles, and the entertainment industry is watching it with relish.

Whether it is the previous acquisition of Marvel, or the sweep of the Golden Globe Awards and other major news, for insiders, whether it is the media or peers, there is still pressure. After all, the emergence of a giant in the industry will have a greater or lesser impact on anyone, but it is more obvious in some people. For example, Leonardo's "surrender" to DD Pictures and Daniel is a very clear change, and the sudden rise of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association-Golden Eagle Awards has brought them a great sense of crisis.

Theo. Gingmar has also received a lot of criticism within the association - when the Social Age Public Choice Awards were first held, Theo Murphy was the first to be held. Jingema became a member of the organizing committee, and now that the Golden Eagle Award is about to overwhelm the influence of the Golden Globe Award, he will certainly not be happy. This was a clear error of judgment, at that time, because of the different ways in which the two awards were awarded, Kingmar thought that the competition would not be very strong, of course, he still thought in his bones that it would take at least ten years for the Golden Eagle Award to gain enough influence - at that time, he didn't know where it was, why bother Daniel for a possible consequence. What about Sandler.

However, apparently he miscalculated, 2008 is a special year, strikes, further rapid development of social media, and young people's control of public opinion, all of which provide conditions for the Golden Eagle Award to surpass the Golden Globe Award in terms of star lineup, discussion, circulation and other indicators.

Although, it is not objective to say that the Golden Eagle Award has surpassed the Golden Globe Award now, but everyone does see a possibility, that is, the future of the Golden Eagle Award is limitless.

With the exception of Leonardo, the Golden Globes and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the media industry, for example, is a little more subtle, but it is definitely not without influence, especially Daniel's social company, which has a large part of the competition with the traditional media business.

Therefore, when reporting on these issues, the media are more immersive. But when it came time to report on Plutos' purchase of Apple stock, they were all relatively relaxed. Even if the butterfly's wings will fan them, now they can be a comfortable spectator, pointing fingers and having a good time.

The New York Times ran the headline "Inside and outside Hollywood, Daniel shakes the whole nation!" As the title, there is a hodgepodge of news, which summarizes a series of recent events in general terms, puts them in, and the final conclusion is not without emotion:

At the beginning of 2008, Daniel single-handedly quelled the worrying strike storm, and immediately led the "Black Swan" and "Juno" works to sweep the awards season. Then, when the intention to acquire the comic book giant and enter the field of superhero movies was revealed, Daniel's picture of the future of DD Pictures slowly unfolded...... Now, when Plutos Investments changed its position and re-entered the stock market, it immediately attracted a lot of attention and speculation, and it was undoubtedly proof that Daniel has a huge influence in these areas.

Hollywood inside or outside, at the beginning of 2008, was dominated by Daniel. Sandler, woke up from the cold winter. (To be continued.) )

PS: Thank you for the sea level, ants, and immortal cultivator monthly passes, and thank you for the mushy and dark night rewards!

Another month has passed, and the progress is a bit slow