What can a billion buy in the end?

At the current price of 50,000 and 300 per share, Roland can eat nearly 20,000 shares of Berkshire Hathaway, pushing his shareholding ratio to more than 2 percent; If calculated at the market price of 18 yuan per share, Roland can also increase his holdings of more than 55 million shares of Microsoft stock, plus the more than 10 million shares he had before, he is already a big shareholder.

But alas, these Rolands don't need to be bought anymore.

Berkshire Hathaway's biggest function is to keep Roland always on a cash flow that is readily available, and Microsoft's role is to enable Roland to better stand at the tech table.

Since the amount of holdings now allows Roland to achieve his goals, there is not much point in continuing to increase his holdings.

Compared with the fact that it is enough and does not require more investment, the game company can't take too big a step, otherwise it will pull the egg, and the crazy acquisition can certainly strengthen the company in a short period of time, but it is not so easy to digest it completely.

In addition, on the side of Warcraft Film and Television, even if there are three projects to be launched, "The Lord of the Rings", "X-Men", "Harry Potter", and "Virgin Suicide", and Roland only gave Disney, Universal, and Warner 50% of the investment share, but ......

In this regard, Roland is not prepared to pay for it himself.

It doesn't matter whether it's like DreamWorks, taking out loans from banks, or entrusting Ronald Perelman and the others to create a film investment fund to harvest those leeks who want to make money, these are all reliable ways to make money, and you don't have to put pressure on your own funds at all.

The six major joint venture projects are very easy to get approval, and even if they are halfway through the auction, the bank will reverse the water, and at that time, the shares of Berkshire Hathaway can be pledged to revitalize the funds, and if they can't even borrow money from the pledge, then Roland is not afraid, anyway, in the case of selling IMDb to Amazon, the funds are used to guarantee the bottom.

The worst outcome, Roland had already thought of it.

In the unlikely event of a cash crisis, it would be a waste to stay there and watch a billion dollars.

In this way, the zoo project that promised Elizabeth back then can be put on the agenda.

Although his personal inclination is to go to Hawaii to buy an island, this zoo, after all, was built for Elizabeth, and the main purpose of letting David choose the site is to let the father and daughter communicate with each other while getting rid of the trouble of construction.

The money is here, whether you want an island zoo or a land zoo, you can do it yourself.

If you don't like to be ugly, then blame your dad.

It's your daddy's choice!

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Of course, the zoo alone doesn't really cost much for a while.

With David's connoisseur, if he doesn't package the project and find a bank loan, then he will have been doing real estate business for so many years, although it may cost three or five billion yuan to build a zoo, but this money can be repaid slowly.

In this way, the rest of the money is more than enough to buy a manor, customize necklaces and rings.

As for why do you want blue diamonds, you have to get them before the Oscars?

That's not because there is a deal with the Big Six!

Since Warner and Fox both need him to cooperate to make a big news, and Disney is directly asking him to propose at the Oscars, then Roland decided to do it all to the extreme.

The 'Ocean Star' in "Titanic" has a prototype in reality.

It is called the 'Star of Hope' and is known as the 'Diamond of Doom' in history.

However, even in terms of how to bring 'bad luck', everyone is a serious sapphire, not a fake tanzanite.

The diamond had been donated to the Smithsonian Institution by Winston for five or eight years, and according to the market, it was a priceless diamond, but even if it had a price, even if Roland could afford it, he would not buy it.

No way, who made the story of this diamond so mysterious?

Roland hadn't lived long enough, but he didn't want to die because of it.

However, even if the 'Star of Hope' is impossible, Roland still dares to think about other blue diamonds.

According to his vision, he made a huge blue diamond, cut it into the shape of an 'Ocean Star', surrounded by a circle of square and heart-shaped diamonds, and then gave it away at the Oscars......

The effect of this show is simply explosive, okay!

If the audience in front of the TV doesn't cry by then, then he will change his surname to Winslet!

put a necklace on Kate with his own hands, and then got down on one knee and proposed with a ring, and if the DVD and single were not bought up the next day, it would definitely be Fox and Universal, the two pig teammates, who would be holding back!

Of course, on the surface, it may cost him forty or fifty million to engage in a huge blue diamond cutting reprocessing and customize a ring, but it is all worth it!

Because all Roland has done is to squeeze out his popularity while pushing his own image to the top!

If before, Roland grew up with a generation, then now, when he is already standing on the ceiling, making himself an eternal symbol is the way to maximize benefits!

"Titanic", the Oscars, the real-life version of "Star of the Sea", plus the marriage proposal......

Roland wants to tie himself and Kate's image to love!

'A diamond lasts forever'?

Since the majority of consumers have accepted this publicity, why can't I do this business?

Of course, bringing goods is only the lowest level of behavior.

What Roland really wants to do is to seize the opportunity that is close in front of him and live himself as a legend! Turn yourself into a brand!

"All along, I have set my own development idea, which is growth."

"Growing up with a generation."

"But the story of growth will eventually have an end chapter."

"I can't grow up forever, when I become an adult, when the public looks at me, the sense of substitution and love that I once had will also decline, so I will slowly get angry......"

"When the time comes, there will be new people who will come out to replace me and accompany the new generation to grow up slowly."

"Since I know that I will eventually get angry, why don't I get rid of the topic of growth that has no room for development and live for eternity before I get angry? There was no goal before, but now ...... Opportunities are at your fingertips......"

"Different from the usual opportunity to bring goods, this time, we can really turn ourselves into a brand."

"Just as Walt Disney is like a fairy tale, like Hubert Givenchy, Gabriel Chanel, Louis Vuitton is like fashion, before I couldn't label Rolland Allen as a grown-up, but now I can embed Rolland Allen and Kate Winslet into eternal love."

"When people nowadays think of "Snow White" and "Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck", they will think of Walt Disney, even though Walt Disney has been dead for more than 30 years, but he is still alive in people's hearts; Nowadays, when people see 'Audrey Hepburn style', they think of the retired Hubert Givenchy, and the beautiful story makes the brand powerful. ”

"Walt Disney uses classic works to make himself eternal, Hubert Givenchy uses Audrey Hepburn to show his aesthetics to the world, making himself invincible in the fashion industry, I can't replicate Walt Disney's success, because the animation of the new era will only belong to Pixar forever, and I can't go to the road of Bell Givenchy, because with the development of the times and the high-speed circulation of information, there will be fewer and fewer goddesses in the future, and using goddesses to show fashion is dreaming."

"But—"

"I can be myself."

"The box office of "Titanic" proves how much the public likes our movies, Yahoo, IMDb, and MSN's calls to reflect reality prove that the public expects our love, in this case, the Oscar and heroine awards are the best endorsement that the public can see, and the marriage proposal at the awards ceremony can push the public's expectations to the peak!"

"Now, I need to sign up for a RollandAllen & KateWinslet studio right now."

"Put the necklaces and rings I need to give you under the name of this studio."

"After the Oscars, when the media dug into the jewelry, we could tell the story that the necklace and ring I gave Kate was inspired by myself, and then designed and made by our studio, RollandAllen & KateWinslet."

"Warner wants to solidify Time? Then give me an advertisement by the way......"

"Paramount wants to show our love with a talk show? That's also advertising me by the way......"

"After the advertisement is launched, we will design the product before Valentine's Day in '99 and distribute it in large quantities across the country."

"Under the repeated bombardment of "Titanic", "My Heart is Eternal", Oscars, Time magazine and talk shows, the ring necklace earrings designed by RollandAllen &KateWinslet will directly occupy the scene of holidays, courtship, marriage and other places between lovers!"

"I know that Sony needs me to make an empathy promotion during "Spider-Man 2 and 3", which will have a certain impact on our brand, but Sony also asked me to announce my retirement during the publicity stage of "Spider-Man 3", and the reason I used at that time was for Kate!"

"In the eyes of the people, that is a guy who has been breaking box office records since the 90s, and for love, he doesn't even want his own career! And the root cause is because during filming, there were scandals with other actresses! ”

"What will the public think of this?"

"The announcement of empathy will only have a positive impact on eternal love!"

"After that, all we need to do is get married!"

"When these three steps are completed, the brand story of RollandAllen & KateWinslet has been told!"

"As long as we don't die ourselves, then this brand will always be passed on!"

"Because we are selling the beautiful love that people want most in and out of the play!"

"In the eyes of the public, we are the perfect testimony of love, and choosing our inspiration products is choosing love!"

That's right!

Since it has been decided to cooperate with the Big Six and squeeze out all the popularity accumulated in the past eight years, then ......

Roland will get things done!

Will the perfect image that will be maintained by the six major ones remain in the hearts of the world?

Overdraw everything and become a living legend?

That's not enough!

Far from enough!

Monstrous fame and perfect image cannot be realized, that is empty!

And the best way to monetize them, that's through branding!

Since the world thinks that he and Kate are very in love, and even the Big Six who know that Hollywood is full of ForOneNight don't think that hyping his and Kate's love will overturn, then, it is a logical thing to concretize and materialize their love, stimulated by box office records, under the impact of the Oscars, and under the publicity of the media, the brand RollandAllen & KateWinslet is a symbol of love, and there is no need for the ring they designed to propose, then you are not true love!

Brand is a kind of identity, a spiritual symbol!

In the transaction between Roland and the Big Six, these two points can be easily satisfied!

He and Kate have become identification marks!

Love is a spiritual symbol!

Therefore, it is very important for Roland to find a huge blue diamond and cut it into the shape of an ocean star.

Because this is a beautiful continuation that the people are eager to see, and it is also the first step for him to squeeze out his own popularity and bring huge profits to the Big Six, while realizing self-profit appreciation and branding.

If the Big Six want to take benefits from him, then he also wants the Big Six to endorse his brand!

However, for David, what Roland thinks is the key step is the easiest, and the real difficulty in his eyes is actually the relationship between Roland and Kate.

After listening to Roland's rambling narration and sorting out all the transactions between Roland and the Big Six, David, who understood it, supported his cheek with one hand, and the smile that was happy because he made money before disappeared at this moment, replaced by caution and emotion.

“RollandAllen&KateWinslet？”

"It's really a simple and straightforward name."

"That's right, if you go down all this in order, the names of the two of you can indeed become a brand, but at the same time as becoming a brand, this brand will also face a huge problem."

"If you break up, the brand built on ethereal love will also cease to exist."

"Because what you sell is not a product at all, but a symbol attached to the product."

"Just as those businessmen packaged diamonds as a symbol of love, you packaged yourself as the same symbol."

"But there's a big difference."

"Diamonds are dead, and they will accept all this according to the mind of a merchant, but you are alive and have a mind of your own, do you think you can accept a life with a head in sight at the age of twenty?"

"Or, when you come up with the brand idea, do you think that you will love her for the rest of your life?"

David's inquiry made Roland, who was ready to realize everything, laugh.

sighed and slapped the table, he is such an old man, David is no longer surprised.

"Love? David, it's really a luxury. ”

"Do you still love Ganetti? Does she still love you? I think between the two of you, it's more like a habit to get used to, right? ”

"Actually, when you told me a few years ago that you wanted to divorce her, you were already compromised."

"You compromised for Ashley and Mary to have a complete family, and Garneti compromised when she saw that I was able to bring Ashley and Mary a good project to satisfy my desire to see you divorce."

"Now, you're more about fulfilling your responsibilities and obligations as a parent, right?"

Speaking of this, David coughed, although he did not reply, but the action of staring has proved everything.

He's asking Roland to take the initiative to expose this topic!

Seeing this situation, Roland did not stalk him, but pursed his lips and continued: "If it is said that showing my heart unreservedly is one of the manifestations of my love for her, then I can say that I don't love her at all. ”

"Because of the Olympic trade, I discussed it with Steven, but she didn't know anything."

"Because of this kind of thing like brand creation, I can talk to you for a long time, but she has never heard of it."

"There's a lot more to keep her busy."

"But if I say that giving her what she wants, meeting all her needs, is one of the manifestations of my love for her."

"Well, I can say that I love her very much."

"If it weren't for the fact that she wanted to win the Oscar in the first place, these deals would no longer exist now."

"If it weren't for her willingness to compromise first and take the initiative to give up the career of an actor, then I might still be burying my head in the road of growth and development now, let alone abandoning my identity as an actor, winning an Oscar, and tying my personal image to the Big Six."

"In fact, love is such a thing, it has always been believed in it, and there is no belief in it."

"And I, what I believe in most is tangible benefits."

"If being with Kate can make me glamorous and get out of the pit of being an actor, if being with Kate can make me full of honor, if being with Kate can make me turn my name into a brand with symbolic meaning, then ...... I would believe in love, because it is not an ethereal feeling, but a rich and real benefit. ”

When David listened to Roland's sincere words, he nodded slowly.

Roland has made it very clear, where is there any love in this world?

It's all business!

Just like the Jews like to say 'Businessisbusiness', if you can't get rid of the constraints of many ethical and moral norms and emotional barriers, let go of your baggage, travel lightly, if you have concerns about what you are relying on, the people you are relying on, and you will think twice about it because of face and emotion, then you will never be able to let go!

"No wonder those Jews like you so much......"

"You are more like a Jew than they are Jews......"

David nodded with emotion, and did not mean to continue to persuade.

Roland thought very thoroughly, so thoroughly that David smelled a cold-blooded meaning.

If before, David was still worried that Roland had been used to spending money lavishly over the years, and when he became an adult, he could dispose of a large amount of money without signing by himself, and Roland would not lose his family property, after all, Roland's way of investing in the company was too unscientific, then now, all worries have disappeared.

Q: How do you sell love without believing in it?

Answer: Then for the sake of money, let yourself believe in love.

Since Roland can be so ruthless to himself for the sake of business, then David will not worry about his future.

Or rather, he was worried about Roland's enemies.

"Well, the company ......"

Before David finished speaking, Roland, who just wanted to be the shopkeeper, had already interrupted with a smile, "The company is still in your hands, you are the chairman and CEO of the group, and the annual salary, you can open it yourself......"

"Well, I'm still an actor, and what I'm about to do is accompany Kate on vacation......"

"Titanic" was a box office hit, how can you do it without celebrating?"

"Of course, if you want to ask, why didn't I like to celebrate before, I want to celebrate now......"

"Then I can only answer ......"

"Because of love."