Chapter 449: Our crowd
"Guggenheim and Goldman Sachs?"
Feeling strange, Roland cast a puzzled look at Ronald Perelman's dead bald head.
Not only that, but he also asked curiously, "Are they looking for me?" β
βYeahοΌβ In the face of Roland's inquiry, Ronald Perelman nodded seriously and said: "In fact, if you don't come to me today, I will also make an appointment with you in the near future, because the benefits I can get from helping them pass the word are the same as the benefits you can get from helping George and them pass the word, but because you found me first, you will feel that the matter of sending the word is very troublesome, from my point of view, what you have undertaken...... Should it be work? It's actually very relaxing. β
The undisguised exchange of interests made Roland raise his brows when he heard it, and when he shook his feet and pondered which of the assets under his name could attract the attention of these giants, the fat man sitting opposite him waved his hand bluntly, "Okay~ Don't guess!" I just said it~ If you help your friends, you're doing yourself a favor! I kid you not!
The Guggenheim and Goldman Sachs are looking for you mainly because your own development model is too similar to theirs!
Maybe the outside world doesn't know about your retirement...... OhοΌ ShitοΌ You're all retired, and I'm not retired...... Anyway, the public may not know how much your property is, but we know very well.
And it's because we're clear that we really ...... a lot of things We were really surprised......
Let's take the transaction 10 years ago.
When you bought a bunch of Marvel movie rights from me, James told me that this move made you spend a lot of money on Home Alone and Terminator 2, and if you look at the market share of superhero movies at that time, no one would think that you made the right investment, but in fact?
Your Warcraft film and television is already the production company with the highest return rate in Hollywood!
That's not really the point, though.
The real focus is on the three-one operating model.
The whole company has only one chairman, one president, and one financial department, and this mode of operation directly turns film and television production into outsourcing investment, and all film and television projects are actually commercial investment projects in investment banks in your place!
Not to mention, the principal of the investment also comes from the public fund that Wells Fargo helps you make!
The most eye-catching thing is that the launch disk in the public fund is still obtained by pledging Berkshire Hathaway's shares!
In other words, every project invested by Warcraft Film and Television has actually done what investment banks want to do most in the field of commercial investment! That is to say, there is no principal to buy and sell, and you don't pay any principal, only have fixed assets or bill assets of a certain value, and then get hot money through financing, and then invest it in the projects you are optimistic about.
If it weren't for the fact that you don't have a securities license, you would definitely package the project in your hand into bonds after the investment is successful, continue to raise money in the market, and then use the money obtained from the financing to build a fund, and then invest in new projects, instead of constantly pledging Berkshire Hathaway's shares as you do now, so that the company's development is limited by the share of shares in your hands. β
At this point, Ronald Perelman, whose scalp is reflective, suddenly stopped.
Because he found that Roland, who was sitting opposite him, had already laughed.
"You see what I mean, right?"
Roland's attitude made the bald head grin, and while he was full of knowing smiles, he said: "In addition, your Overwatch Venture Capital and Blizzard Entertainment are also the points that attract them.
How does Google get more than 90% of the world's search share?
How did Apple's iPod become a big seller through music rights?
With Amazon already big, what is the purpose of investing in PayPal?
In the meantime, why did you suddenly become interested in ATi?
How did Blizzard Entertainment's four games surpass 10 million global sales in two months?
We are all aware of these things.
Not to mention, as investment banks, don't they know that the most difficult thing in venture capital is not actually discovering potential markets?
There are many potential markets!
But how to make companies involved in potential markets form industry monopolies?
This is the basis of obtaining much higher than average profits in venture capital!
Don't talk about the VC firms! Even if you add up all the capital behind those venture capital firms! Bring in all the investment banks that have passed through venture funds and venture funds! None of them can make a rate of return like yours in ten years!
You may not have counted it all, but we have added it all.
Counting the 1500 million you directly bought ATi, the total principal you spent did not exceed 3 billion.
And what about the benefits?
Even if you subtract the Yahoo that has been taken off, it is more than 30 billion!
If you add Yahoo, that's close to 50 billion!
It may seem like a ten- to fifteen-fold return, but we all believe it......
In the future, you can earn even more from them.
Because the economy will always recover, the Walmart on the web will only be born in eBay and Amazon in the future!
And when Google finds a stable source of income, its value will definitely not be what it is now!
Plus your entertainment company and gaming company......
No one can resist the charm brought by monopoly!
Not to mention, now you don't have to worry about people mentioning antitrust, right?
When you decide to talk to George, the Elephant Party is destined not to turn against you, and now, as long as you can handle the affairs of the Donkey Party through Goldman Sachs, then how can they take advantage of their own financiers?
Well? β
When Ronald Perelman raised his eyebrows at Roland and laid out everything openly in front of him, Roland actually knew very well why these guys were looking for themselves, or-
In fact, there are many things that can't be hidden.
In the past ten years, Roland has either hugged this guy's thighs or hugged that guy's thighs, trying to cover up all his achievements as his own luck, trying to make the outside capital giants think that he is just a follower of the bigwigs, and the wealth in his hands is all shriveled goods that the bigwigs don't look down on, and it was just a big success when there were some accidents.
Before, everyone actually believed it.
Because Roland really doesn't do people.
The biggest source of his wealth is only Berkshire Hathaway stocks, and everything else is a bubble.
But with the rise of the Internet, everyone has also smelled the abnormality.
Although standing on the cusp of the times, a pig can fly!
But......
Roland's special code is not called flying at all!
The outbreak of an industry, that can be called flying!
The outbreak of the two industries, that can also be called flying!
But what about three, four, five, six?
You're up fast enough to shoot a cannon into the sun!
If this is still called flying, aren't the guys flying behind you all pigs?
Of course, if that's all there is to it, that's fine.
After all, someone has done it before to press on an entire era.
But when Roland sold Yahoo, the Internet bubble was shattered, and a large number of net worth plummeted, and only he could find new growth points from other industries......
And after the Sony thunderstorm and the explosion of Enron, Roland, who grabbed countless profits from it, made them smell the danger!
Everyone understands that Roland is not an actor at all! It's not a big guy's follower! He is a qualified capitalist who can use financial means to achieve industrial expansion! A series of operations of the empty glove white wolf are not industry rules at all! He has been rushing for monopoly from the very beginning, and he is even more sensitive than those capital predators who have expanded through robbery!
Because of the former, that's taking one step at a time.
When the company grows bigger, think about how to monopolize the entire market through annexation.
And Roland......
He was on a buying spree before the company was even established.
It may seem like every deal is silly, but by the time the company starts to expand, there is no competition for others!
Before the acquisition of ATi, no one could have imagined how valuable the company would be.
But what about when Microsoft and Roland form an alliance?
Orders from Xbox and PS alone can double ATi's market capitalization!
In this case, even if he continues to pretend and smell blood, he will not believe it.
As for what the Guggenheim and Goldman Sachs, who discovered the anomaly, wanted to do with him?
Just from the words of the dead bald Ronald Perelman, you can get a glimpse or two.
When this guy wasted too much saliva on Warcraft Film and Television, Roland already understood that these guys who wanted to enter Hollywood included him in the list of partners to work with.
Just like what was said in the development history of Netflix before, the group of capitalists on Wall Street did not want public opinion to fall into his hands at all, and in Roland's previous life, they chose to do it themselves when they couldn't find an investment target, but now......
The guy who understands entertainment and can play finance is the first choice!
The development model of Warcraft Film and Television is typical of the major investment banks on Wall Street!
The low-cost financing method of cutting leeks is the best solution to stay on their PPT!
And since someone has made their ideal model, what about ......
Isn't it the end of a direct share?
Yes!
After listening to Ronald Perelman's words, the first reaction in Roland's mind was the stake in Warcraft Film and Television!
"How much do they want?" After pondering for a long time, Roland finally spoke, "Have they revealed this to you?" β
"Huh?"
Ronald Perelman shrugged his shoulders and said, "I'm not omnipotent, I just know that they are very interested in the development model of Warcraft film and television, and I think that the concept you pursue is the root of their recourse, as for the rest...... How do I know?
You have to talk to them about these things yourself. β
That's right. Roland nodded.
Ronald Perelman is not a shareholder of Warcraft Films, and it makes no sense for those capitals to quote him.
But even so, before the negotiations took place, Roland still asked:
"Do you think this deal is good for me?"
This question made the dead bald Ronald Perelman laugh.
"From my point of view, this deal is certainly good for you.
There are countless entrepreneurs in this world, and almost all of them want to get a venture capital when they grow their companies.
Of course, that's not really the point.
The real focus is on the people who invest.
Entrepreneurs can find a random guy on the street to pull investment, or they can go to those venture capital companies to pull investment, although these two ways can pull money, but the value of money is different.
The money that ordinary people give you, that's money, but the money that Sequoia and KPCB give you, that's resources.
After you get the money for the former, you still have to do it yourself, while after you get the money for the latter, there are countless people who can help you do it.
How to choose this kind of thing?
Everyone would choose the latter!
And if it's going up a notch, when you raise money, Goldman Sachs and Morgan want to rush in?
As long as people are not stupid, they will choose to embrace investment banks!
Because after they join, your company is guaranteed to go public.
Of course, for you, the resources of Sequoia and KPCB may not be important, and the listing guarantee of Goldman Sachs and Morgan is actually a dispensable promise, but what they can give you is actually far more than that!
When you have them in your company's shareholders, all the scrutiny is a joke.
And that's what you want right now, isn't that? β
'Oops! β
The words of the dead bald head made Roland smile and shake his head.
He understood what the other party meant.
Just like Roland would not have privatized Apple if he had money, never tried to turn Google into his subsidiary, and never thought of making an Amazon with his own hands, the monopoly cake is delicious, but it is not something that one person can eat.
Because in the process of monopolizing the market, a company will face a variety of problems, and even if someone can solve all of them, it will also cause other capital to look at it, when the interests continue to stimulate the nerves of those capitals, it becomes an inevitability to attack them in groups, because it is better for everyone to share than to let one person monopolize it.
The former is only rich for one person, and the latter for everyone to eat meat.
Because of this, the major shareholder is the limit of Roland's embezzlement, and allowing other capital to enter is actually the art of compromise.
And Goodheim and Goldman Sachs want to take a stake in Warcraft Films?
All right......
This matter can only be discussed after he has thought about it.
"It seems that things are getting more and more complicated." Roland shrugged his shoulders and complained, "I just want to make a TV series, but why should I finish listening to shale oil?" What about Goodheim and Goldman Sachs? β
"Isn't that a good thing?" Ronald Perelman thinks it's normal, "You have to think about it, outside this door, how many people want to be friends with them but don't qualify? After reaching this step, the so-called wealth is no longer the threshold, what is really in front of countless people is actually ambition......
Bosses who don't want to be capitalists are not good bosses.
Capital that doesn't want to play monopoly is not good capital.
Monopoly that does not pursue extreme interests is actually doing charity. β
"Hahaha~" such words, listening to Roland Zhile.
It sounds rough, but it makes sense.
Why did Time Warner suddenly announce that it was going to bring a series of movies to HBO Max?
Isn't that just to catch the major production teams off guard?
If it's all like "Wonder Woman 1984", you will lose tens of millions from actors to directors to producers......
Then Time Warner don't do it, just close the door!
Make a decision first, then silence the loudest group at the moment, and then let the others ask for their own explanations.
This kind of pulling and stepping on one can waste a lot of time, but it can reduce countless costs.
Don't underestimate the determination of capital to make money.
Because companies like Polish stupid donkeys that make games and don't encrypt them, there are not many companies in the world.
"Okay, okay, you can arrange it, and I'll meet with them."
Roland didn't want to dwell on this issue, because the situation was now clear.
And at the same time as he made his decision, another question also came to his mind, "Oh yes, can you tell me what Goodheim and Goldman Sachs gave you to make you willing to come forward and help them contact me?" β
When Roland decided to meet those guys, Ronald Perelman, a fat man who never does loss-making business, smiled very happily, so when he learned that Roland wanted to know what he could get in this deal, he had no taboos, and he said everything generously.
"What did they give me? They didn't give me anything. β
"Huh? So why are you helping them? Roland was shocked, "Also, didn't you just say that after you help them pass the word, the benefits you can get are the same as the benefits I can get from shale oil?" β
"Oh, that's what you say?" The bald head understood, and the explanation was very simple, "They are looking for me, in fact, it is a reason to choose to cooperate with you, and it is also a reason to talk to George to talk to you."
What am I am?
What is Gudheim's identity?
What is Goldman Sachs?
And what is Warren Buffett?
What is your teacher, Steven Spielberg?
I help my own people to spread the word, do I still need to care about the momentary return?
You can't do business with others on credit, but it's okay to do business with your own people!
And if you're not your own person, why are they willing to sit down and talk to you with money in their eyes?
If you weren't one of your own, how could George be so confident and bold as to let you speak?
Because he knows that if someone else spreads the word, he will definitely be killed by us, and you ......
Let's hear it first, and then we'll talk about it! β
'Oh......'
'Grass ......'
When the dead bald Ronald Perelman nodded his chest and silently compared 'Our crowd' to him with his mouth, Roland, who had never reacted, suddenly realized!
Why did this group find him?
Isn't that a Jew?
If it weren't for this relationship, this group of guys wouldn't have been able to bird him back and forth between two different camps!