Chapter 78 If you are poor, you will be alone, and if you are rich, you will have a group of wives and concubines
"You're awesome!"
White Night gave Johnny a thumbs up.
Speechless.
Johnny, this is pure prostitution.
It is estimated that in addition to spending money to wash her feet, she has never spent money for women again.
Well, in fact, when I had no money in my previous life, I did the same thing, because I didn't have enough money to spend, where would I find extra money to raise girls?
Take 10,000 steps back and say, even if there is extra money, compared to filling in the unfathomable bottomless pit, wouldn't it be fragrant for me to wash my feet once?
If you are rich, you will have a group of wives and concubines, and if you are poor, you will be alone.
"How is your sister doing? Still working under that idiot of Victor Doom? ”
Bai Ye asked casually.
"yes." Johnny shrugged his shoulders and said, "But although Victor Doom is indeed a bit stupid, he is also quite rich, and the market value of the Doom Group is $2 billion!" But my sister doesn't know what she thinks, and she is also inseparable from Victor Doom, and she doesn't have a sense of CP at all. ”
"I guess your sister is still thinking about that Reed."
Bai Ye sighed:
"I don't know what kind of ecstasy Reed guy gave to Sister Ling, he really has to do it."
In fact, Bai Ye also pursued Johnny's sister, Susan Storm, but people are not girls who like money, so they inquired a little about Bai Ye's romantic deeds, and since then they have avoided Bai Ye, and let his younger brother Johnny stay away from Bai Ye.
Bai Ye was also helpless.
That's why he doesn't like to be famous and lives in the spotlight, many high-quality and excellent girls avoid it when they hear his name, and don't show Bai Ye at all to show his personal strengths.
If he has the opportunity to use his strengths, it is estimated that there are few women who are not conquered by him, and the nickname of 'Qin Guo Changyu, Russian Demon Monk' is not self-styled in vain.
"Alas, I'm also very embarrassed to meet such a love brain sister." Johnny sighed deeply, "That guy Reed does have a very high IQ and ability, but ...... This guy has zero emotional intelligence! Over the years, Reed hasn't made much money, but he owes a lot of debt, and if my sister follows him, she will probably have to follow him for a lifetime. ”
Johnny's sister, Susan Storm is really beautiful, it can be regarded as the Knox plus version, plus Johnny and Susan's family is not ordinary, with a high temperament, and she is also an excellent graduate of an Ivy League school, so Susan Storm wants to find a rich man as a boyfriend, and it is really a breeze.
If that's the case, Johnny can be a serious playboy, and if Susan Storm marries Reed Richards, then Johnny feels that it's a good thing that he won't be dragged down in the future.
"You, looking for an opportunity or persuading your sister, it's time to change your mind." Bai Ye said: "The era of affectionate drinking water and ruthless gold house cold has passed, and now is not the past, poor couples mourn everything." Let's not talk about how much money Reed can make, but I can't ask Susan to help pay off the loan. ”
"My sister's brain, if you listen to persuasion, it will be my turn to persuade you?"
Johnny shook his head.
"Eh, don't talk about it, I'll wait for your people to come."
White Night saw Ikana walk into the banquet, patted Johnny on the shoulder, and hurriedly walked towards Ikana.
"This guy in the white night, the girl of the cannon, is getting more and more high-end."
Johnny glanced at Ikana, envious:
"If I had money at home, I'd do the same!"
Yachts, sports cars and celebrities, such a life is too enviable......
"Ikana!"
White Night reached out for Ikana to see him quickly.
Ikana really saw Bai Ye, and with a shallow smile, she walked towards Bai Ye.
"It's beautiful!"
White Night and Ikana hugged each other and complimented.
Ikana wore a long, wide-shouldered suspender pink dress tonight, and the skirt was also printed with a cherry pattern, giving it a sweet and well-behaved feeling. And the upper part of this skirt adopts an elastic design, which perfectly outlines her sexy figure, and the whole person is full of sweetness and enchantment at the same time.
"What were you talking to that little playboy?" Ikana glanced at Johnny and said, "Isn't it going to be another way of talking about a chick?" ”
"How is that possible!" "Johnny just told me that his sister Susan Storm is stupid and infatuated with an honest man who owes hundreds of millions of dollars in debt. I also think that there are still such women in society now? It's amazing! ”
"How?" Ikana looked at Bai Ye with a smile: "Do you like this kind of woman?" ”
"Why! I only have you in my heart! Bai Ye felt bad, and quickly changed the topic and said, "Ikana, do you say that girls are really so materialistic now?" ”
"Well...... Ikana thought about it seriously and said: "Money is such a thing, just do your best, I don't want you to be too tired, if you suffer with you, I have hands and feet, and I will run." ”
White Night: "......"
Well, that's exactly what Ikana was able to do.
"Stop making a fuss and get down to business." Bai Ye said: "You took the position of CEO of my film company, right?" ”
"What do you say?" Ikana gave Bai Ye a good-looking white eye: "I've been busy researching Summit Entertainment for the past two days. ”
"Really?" Bai Ye is interested, it seems that Ikana is very positive about this job, well, he likes women who can be proactive: "Then let's talk about it, what results have you achieved in your research in the past two days?" ”
Ikana: "Summit Entertainment is valued at about $300 million, there are three founding shareholders Patrick Watzberg, Bob Hayward and David Garrett, the shareholding structure is simple, and these three shareholders are not too attached to the controlling stake of the company, with the halo of the Osborne family on your head, it should not be difficult to control Summit Entertainment and gain control, but ......"
Bai Ye raised his eyebrows, but still?
Ikana continued: "These three shareholders are also very shrewd businessmen, and seeing that the eldest prince of your Osborne family is ready to enter, there is a high probability that they will not choose to sell all the company's shares at once, but want to keep a part of it. ”
"Impossible!" Bai Ye categorically refused: "I'm a very possessive person, but I don't have any interest in sharing anything with others, for Summit Entertainment, I either buy or give up, there are so many Hollywood studios, do I have to Summit Entertainment?" ”
"Then you're going to have to accept a certain premium acquisition."
Ikana persuaded:
"In fact, there is no need to be obsessed with complete control, control is the most important thing."
"The premium is the premium, and the last thing I lack now is cash."
Hakuya shook her head and rejected Ikana's offer.
"Okay, if you have money, I'll listen to you." Ikana smiled helplessly and said: "The current CEO of Summit Entertainment, Rob Fer Lehman, was originally the CEO of Hollywood's six major Paramounts, and he was just poached by the three shareholders of Summit Entertainment Not long ago, this person is a senior talent, after the acquisition of Summit Entertainment, I think I can retain his position." ”
"Yes, these little things are up to you." Bai Ye said indifferently: "In short, I will set up a Mercury Media, inject 1 billion US dollars, in addition to the acquisition of a Summit Entertainment, the rest will acquire some other good small and medium-sized film companies, and the power will be handed over to you, I have only one request for you, absolutely not to cause huge losses to Mercury Media, it is best to make a profit as soon as possible." ”
"White Night......" Ikana looked at him dumbfounded: "Are you playing really?" Just registered a media company and injected $1 billion? I always thought that the $1 billion you said, like the propaganda of most companies, can be implemented in the end, half of it is good, it is to buy Summit Entertainment from $300 million, and then use Summit Entertainment as a tentacle to slowly develop and grow in Hollywood, but you are ......"
Well, Bai Ye's overly rude behavior will not be rectified for Ikana.
"How long will it take for this way to dominate Hollywood? It's too slow. Bai Ye said: "If you don't do anything, you must do your best." The injection of $1 billion into Mercury Entertainment is just the beginning, and I will continue to inject capital depending on the situation in the future, and I am ready to acquire a Hollywood Big Six within two years! ”
"Hollywood's Big 6 ......"
Ikana doesn't know what to say, a billion-dollar giant, even Norman Osborne, can't say that it will be acquired, right?
"Are you kidding me?" Seeing the hesitation in Ikana's eyes, Bai Ye smiled and said, "When you notice the scale of my Galaxy Capital's bank acquisition one day, you probably won't doubt my strength." ”
Well, after the last Hearst family banquet, White Night contacted the co-head of Goldman Sachs' David Solomon investment banking department and entrusted a part of the bank acquisition of Galaxy Capital to Goldman Sachs to help with the acquisition.
With the help of the professional Goldman Sachs, it is very convenient for banks to acquire, because Goldman Sachs is always able to catch the pain of those banks for tax evasion and illegal operations, and then frantically lower prices, so that although there is more Goldman Sachs as an intermediary, Galaxy Capital spends less, and of course, Goldman Sachs can also earn rich commissions from it.
"I don't understand, why did you suddenly seem to be richer than your father?"
Ikana looked at the white night in bewilderment.
"Maybe it's because I have a talent in the financial field, which I haven't been exposed to before, but now I've been exposed to it, and I developed it all at once."
Bai Ye shrugged his shoulders and said.
Well, the so-called financial talent is too hardcore, that is, to bomb other people's factories and landmark buildings, massacre drug lords and rob them, etc., it is indeed a financial talent, shorting and money laundering, isn't it a financial talent?
Hardcore finance is also finance.
As for relying on super brains, you can make money in the stock market casually...... Think too much.
The giant of human science, Newton, and Einstein are the most important scientists in the history of science, with an IQ of 190, and he has made great achievements in mathematics, physics, astronomy, etc., and is a genius and an all-rounder, but even Newton did not escape the fate of being cut leeks in the stock market.
In 1720, the "South China Sea Bubble" incident occurred, because of the emergence of information fraud, commercial bribery, political and business collusion, insider trading, crazy cashing and other routines, Newton turned from an old scientist into a tender green leek, lost his production, and almost lost his underwear.
Afterwards, Newton said, "I can calculate the trajectory of celestial bodies, but I can't calculate the complexity of human nature."
The stock market is not a game of wisdom, but a game of human nature, in addition to Newton, there are many bigwigs with super high IQ who also went bankrupt because of stock speculation: Marx, in 1864, went bankrupt in stock speculation and turned to become a philosopher; Keynes, in 1920, went bankrupt in stock speculation and turned to become an economist; Winston Churchill, in 1929, went bankrupt and became prime minister......
"Bai Ye, then can you take a look, do I have a talent for finance?" Ikana's eyes were blazing and she looked at Bai Ye: "I also want to make a lot of money on Wall Street." ”
To be able to make money on Wall Street, who would want to go to Hollywood and work hard?
Bai Ye grinned and said, "Okay, you can go home with me tonight, and I will help you check it out in an all-round way to see if you have any talent in finance." ”
Ikana: "......"
"Forget it then."
Ikana rolled her eyes.
She's not a shameless woman like Paris Hilton.
Bai Ye pouted: "This is something you don't want to do." ”
Of course, it is impossible for him to help Ikana develop his financial talent, because he plays hardcore finance and can't teach Ikana anything at all, and his Mercury Media still needs a leader.
"Okay, let's not talk about finance, let's move on to Mercury Media." Bai Ye said: "Summit Entertainment focuses on the development, financing, production and distribution of films, especially in global distribution, has certain achievements, after the acquisition of this company, Mercury Media does not have much weakness in films, but Summit Entertainment is still too shallow, there is not enough film library, so after the acquisition of Summit Entertainment, your next goal is to target those small and medium-sized film companies in Hollywood that have rich film library resources, and acquire them to lay a solid foundation." ”
The film library, at first glance, may sound reminiscent of a dusty film archive, but in Hollywood, it means an endless and inexhaustible source of wealth. The film included in Hollywood's library often refers to the film more than 7 years after its first release, when the film has gone through the complete distribution process, from theaters, audio-visual products to TV broadcasts and overseas markets, etc., and has completed the process of income return, from an accounting point of view, the film has also completed the "depreciation" cycle and can be thrown into the warehouse. But in the eyes of savvy Hollywood executives, with the development of new media technologies and the development of the consumer market, the library resources can still be redeveloped and used to achieve new market value, especially for classic films that were once popular with audiences.
For example, Warner and Universal, two major studios with more than 5,000 film libraries, generate $500 million in cash flow annually for their film library resources. This cash flow can help major studios maintain operational stability and even turn the tide in the event of a crisis.
Ikana nodded and said:
"Since I'm going to do a job in Hollywood, it's definitely impossible for me not to do my homework in advance, of course I know that the film library is the soul of a film company, and of course I will attach importance to it."
"That's good."
Bai Ye said with a smile, it seems that she really didn't hire Ikana in vain, she has learned to move on her own.
"By the way, Bai Ye, I have something to discuss with you."
Ikana suddenly thought of something and said.
"What?"
Bai Ye took a sip of red wine.
"Aren't we going to buy Summit Entertainment, while learning about Hollywood, I'm also thinking about what kind of good project to start after we become the owner of Summit Entertainment." Ikana said: "I inadvertently found one from the bestseller list, and after reading it briefly, I felt that it was particularly suitable for adaptation into a movie, and I thought we could buy the film and television adaptation rights to use as a movie appearance for Summit Entertainment." ”
Bai Ye raised his eyebrows: "What?" ”
Ikana: "The Hunger Games." ”
Bai Ye looked at Ikana with a strange face: "You are really good at picking." ”
"What, you value it too?"
Ikana looked at Hakuya in surprise.
"Well, I bought the copyright back a long time ago."
Bai Ye nodded.
In fact, this book was written (copyed) by Bai Ye, because after buying film companies such as Summit Entertainment, Bai Ye not only wants to develop his own media empire, but also to hold sugar candy to be a Hollywood A coffee, a world-class star.
"The Hunger Games" is a very successful commercial work, and Lionsgate relied on "The Hunger Games" to get out of debt trouble and become Hollywood's "Big Seven".
Bai Ye remembered that the cost of "The Hunger Games" was $152 million, the domestic box office revenue was $408 million, the film's overseas box office was $286 million, and the global box office reached $696 million, according to Hollywood rules, the local box office production and distributor took 50%, and the overseas box office took 30%, with a total box office income of $290 million, and the profit after deducting costs was $140 million, but the box office revenue was only a small part of Hollywood.
- For example, Li Lianjie's movies in Hollywood seem to be loss-making, but in fact, it is not, because in addition to the theater box office, Hollywood also has another greater source of income is disc income, and almost every movie starring Li Lianjie in Hollywood has a higher disc income than box office income, so Li Lianjie can gain a firm foothold in Hollywood, and his salary will be increased to $10 million in the later stage.
In addition to its commercial success, at the same time, "The Hunger Games" is also one of the very few big heroine movies in Hollywood, and the plot around the heroine is a good work suitable for Tangtang.
"I'll tell you......"
Bai Ye was talking to Ikana, and his eyes inadvertently caught a glimpse of the group of people who came in at the door of the banquet, among them, a graceful and innocent girl, wearing a white evening dress, holding her father's arm, and walking into the banquet hall.
Mariko Shida!
One of White Night's ex-girlfriends.
Because after being with Bai Ye, I really couldn't stand Bai Ye's amorous nature, and I didn't even get my diploma from Harvard University halfway through, so I was sad to transfer to leave the United States and return to Japan.
And Mariko keenly discovered Bai Ye's gaze, and looked at Bai Ye, a pair of autumn eyes flashed with a touch of resentment, as if she could speak: Your conscience tells me that your favorite is not me, I am returning to Japan on a very quiet night......
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