King of Hollywood Chapter 1: Foam

Chapter one bubble

It seems that in the West, some inexplicable rumors always appear at the turn of the century, and these rumors always like to be mixed with disasters, especially when the millennium changes. These rumors are particularly exaggerated. It is said that 1000 AD is coming At that time, the continuous plague and famine caused panic throughout Europe, and many people thought that the end was coming. M

Even by the year 2000, the most famous is Nocha Damans’ prophecy and the millennium bug, one involving occultism and one involving science, but they complement each other. This is probably not the same as the religious factors rooted in Western society. It doesn't matter.

Of course, at the moment when the most luxurious crystal ball in Times Square fell so far, the moment the millennium bell struck, the terrifying devil did not fall from the sky, nor did the nuclear bomb jump to 00 because of the timer. Launched, the world is still operating as usual, a scene of singing and dancing.

This is especially true in Hollywood. The past decade has pushed the film industry to the top again, and a large number of excellent directors and producers have emerged, the most famous of which is Adrian?Kewell, which is known as the Miracle Director. As of the millennium, there have been as many as 15 films produced and directed by him, and the total box office in the world is almost US$3 billion.

If you look at it separately, the result is good, but it is not surprising. James Cameron has directed only six films so far. "Titanic" has swept away more than 2 billion box offices worldwide, and Steven Spielberg has been close to 3 billion at the North American box office. . The problem is that some things need to be combined with reality. It took less than ten years for Adrian to complete these, and these movies have various styles, which are dazzling. Many people say that no style is his style.

Not to mention, this calculation is still directed by his own movies. If you add those works related to him, basically no one can compare.

Moreover, Adrian is not only a director and a producer, but also a very young media chairman who can compete with large media groups such as Viacom and News Corp., and it is also only from the establishment to the current scale. It took less than ten years to acquire tbs and then acquire Universal Studios. It took a multi-pronged approach but went hand in hand. It rarely made mistakes. The development speed of the rocket was amazing and could not be copied, attracting many scholars to conduct research.

After the acquisition of tbs and Universal Pictures, they can quickly stabilize. Adrian is indispensable. He can always think of some excellent stories with high commercial value and make them into movies or TV shows. The current ratings The top few reality shows are all related to him, all of which gave him countless titles, ace writers, miracle directors, gold medal producers, and no one questioned-anyone who questioned was swelling Face.

His eyes are always talked about, and countless directors, actors, and producers want to work with him, especially actresses, even if he knows that he is a famous playboy.

The media named the "miracle girl" for the actress who worked with Adrian. Everyone knows that he has a close relationship with them, even though Julia Roberts, photos of other women with him alone hardly any. There are even rumours that Hollywood's golden boy and girl Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman will divorce because of him.

And this is still public information. As for those who are only known in the circle, that's more. Rao is so, the actress is still very enthusiastic about him, as long as it is favored by Adrian, it is not difficult to fly into the sky.

He can always accurately grasp the traits of women. One of the "miracle girls" Cate? Blanchett won the Oscar for best actress at the beginning of last year because of him, and Gwen, who is also a "miracle girl" Nisi Paltrow also won a number of Oscar nominations for Best Actress, and the "The Legend of Sicily", which was released in January, received a lot of praise as soon as it was released. It also made the silence fast. Monica Bellucci, another "Miracle Girl" of the year, was shining, and it is already certain that the Oscar nomination for Best Actress this year.

Powerful and talented, how can such attractiveness not let actresses move forward courageously? However, the sought-after Miracle Director is now doing something that has nothing to do with the movie.

"Have all been taken away?" Adrian at the desk in the large office asked Claude as he looked at him.

"Not yet, but soon," Claude smiled. "Don't worry, don't you haven't completely taken it off yet?"

He then turned the LCD flat panel display to him: "Cisco's market value has exceeded 500 billion, which is really crazy."

In 1998, Apple developed a liquid crystal display, and after a year, the LCD flat panel display was also released. I have to say that Jobs is really a great guy. As Apple's shareholders, it is normal for Adrian and Claude to use Apple computers, and it is no problem to customize a dedicated LCD flat panel display.

It’s just depressing that Apple computers never provide a mouse with a left button, and no matter how users react and protest, they don’t want to give in. Although Apple’s technology is powerful, it is also stubborn in some ways. Dying. Fortunately, Apple Computer has been compatible with other mice since last year, otherwise Adrian will definitely have to struggle with LCD monitors and mice.

"Yes, this is the bubble, which may burst anytime, anywhere." Adrian nodded.

In the past year, IT stocks started to skyrocket like crazy. At the beginning of last year, Cisco, which had a market value of more than 100 billion yuan, has now passed the 500 billion mark in mid-January 2000. The same is true of other IT stocks, not to mention the old IT companies such as Microsoft and Dell-Microsoft's market value has also exceeded 500 billion-Yahoo's market value has exceeded 100 billion, and eBay has tens of billions.

This is a crazy thing for all stockholders and investors. With a dollar invested, it can become tens of dollars in a few days and hundreds of dollars in a few months. No wonder someone shouts, this Is the best era.

But is this really the case? Without looking at the maddening market value, a little attention to the actual assets of these companies will make people breathe. It is also a large company with a market value of more than 500 billion. Cisco's actual assets are only more than 10 billion, and Microsoft has not exceeded 400. Billion, and General Electric, which has the largest market value in many years, has actual assets of more than 500 billion yuan, which is almost equal to the market value!

A company’s value in the stock market must be built on the company’s actual assets. If the market value exceeds the actual assets, it will form a bubble and be very unstable. Cisco's actual assets are only more than 10 billion, but the market value has reached 500 billion, and it is still a common phenomenon in IT companies. This is not a big bubble that may break at any time. What is it?

In fact, most finances recognize this somewhat, but what use is it? Some things will not be shifted by human will. When the bubble bursts, even the guys on Wall Street who are waiting to withdraw and make a fortune are not sure, not to mention that many people are applauding the strong it stocks, speculators and dizzy people everywhere .

As a rebirth, Adrian naturally started preparing long ago. At the beginning of 1999, he let Leggett quietly begin to slowly sell his stocks and transfer equity. The stock thing is not about the value in your hand, you can get it after the sell-off. Each sell-off will cause the stock price to fluctuate. Once the amount thrown at once is very large, it may burst the bubble in advance. Investment banks are always ready to withdraw.

Be aware that the stocks of Cisco and Microsoft held in the hands of Adrian, if put into the present, have a market value of at least 60 billion yuan. Once they hit the stock market, there is no discussion about the crash, and the stocks will be a pile of waste paper. It is already very lucky to be able to recover two to three billion yuan, and has not yet included the taxes that need to be paid.

In addition, the media group itself and Crowder each hold a part of it stock. Together, this number is even greater. Therefore, when selling, you must be cautious, and you must grasp the degree in some people's minds, let them raise the affected stock price for more benefits, rather than selling together, let the bubble burst in advance.

In a sense, Adrian is taking food from the tiger’s mouth. Although he is already a media tycoon, the media is considered to be one of the leading media groups. Compared with some people on Wall Street, it’s still a bit unsightly. And seniority is a little shallower. Numerous accounts were used throughout the process, and every trader tried his best to grasp the board, but fortunately, there was no problem.

In addition to the excuse of needing money, for example, the media transferred most of Yahoo's shares to Jerry Yang on the grounds of competing with Bertelsmann for Random House. Every founder hopes to control the company in their own hands, and Jerry Yang is no exception, even if the media does not interfere too much with Yahoo's affairs.

However, Bertelsmann won the Random House, but it took a lot of money. It didn’t matter. Adrian said it earlier. There was no Langdon House and Horton Mifflin Publishing House. In the case of the year, there is no need to even expand this one. The current publishing company has become famous because of the Harry Potter series.

In short, except for some stocks considered from the future, such as Apple and Amazon-the former is needless to say, now it is definitely a fool to sell, and the latter, Jeff? Bezos is a rare talent. When the IT bubble started to expand, and the market value costs of various companies increased, only he was under pressure from all aspects to maintain the steady development of Amazon. The current market value is only more than a billion.

Seeing that others are making a lot of money, most of Amazon’s shareholders are very dissatisfied. Many people contacted Adrian and Claude’s agents in it, hoping they would come forward to put pressure on Bezos. After all, they both Together, the shares held by individuals are the major shareholders of Amazon. However, after thinking for a long time, Adrian and Claude declined their proposal together, and even helped Bezos share some pressure.

If you just want to make a big profit, that’s a short answer. Combining all shareholders as a major shareholder forces Bezos to absorb more funds, and then also tens of times, pulling away when tens of billions of dollars. Retreat, but how much can you earn? Realize that those stocks took more than a year to cash out. Moreover, there are not many IT companies like him with vision. If Amazon resigns and resigns after the bubble burst, what will happen to Amazon?

Okay, even if Amazon went bankrupt, there are other e-commerce sites to replace it, but that is tantamount to getting out of the control of Adrian. Although he didn’t know who Amazon was in his previous life, he still remembers that it has been developing very well , And Amazon also has a certain position in his plan. Of course, he can also deliberately use this method to bankrupt Amazon, and then complete the acquisition and then hire Bezos back, but it will take a lot of time, and who knows what accidents will happen midway, let alone this is not in line with his future Conception.

So, it's better to help Bezos now, and he can earn enough on it. After cashing out those few confirmed stocks, Adrian made almost 20 billion yuan in addition to the tax payment and trader's dividends! This number looks a bit far from the market value of 60 billion, but don’t forget this is cash! And he's alone! Who can withdraw such cash at once? ! Even today's Cisco, the reserves may not exceed 10 billion! And it is almost the same as Crowder plus the entire group of media earned from it, although the entire group also has more stocks not thrown in the hand because of future considerations.

In addition, Adrian sold 2 of its stocks and exchanged 1 of GE’s stock with 2 of Microsoft’s stocks. In this country, the guys who control the energy and arms business are the real giants. Otherwise, how can GE's actual assets be comparable to the market value? This super enterprise whose origins can be traced back to the last century is the largest defense supplier in the United States. From aircraft to missiles, they can’t produce without them. The neutron generator for the b61 nuclear bomb is also provided by them. GM is about to fall, and the US is almost done.

1’s shares seem useless, but Adrian itself does not want to enter GE, and GM’s financial statements can sometimes play a big role, and it can get some useful news better and faster. To put it bluntly, like he invested in the Blackwater Company in 1997, but in addition to understanding the situation to prevent being kicked out, most of the time he did not listen to it, but just wanted to share a small piece of cake with those giants.

Taking advantage of the IT bubble, Adrian made a fortune, but he was not prepared to close it. Although the selling and transfer had come to an end, there were other ways to make money, and it was easier to make more.

"I must remind you, Ed, forecasting the date is the most critical and the most difficult." Claude said at this moment.

"Yes, I know, what day do you think it will be?" Adrian, who was looking at the computer screen, nodded.

"It's hard to say, I'm afraid nobody in the entire United States knows, even those who are prepared can't be sure when it is best to shoot," Claude said, shaking his head. "You are gambling again, man."

Is there a way to make big money in this world? Of course there is, that is speculation futures! In a few days of effort, tens of thousands of dollars can become millions, and hundreds of millions of dollars can become tens of billions. It is like magic. The profits are so rich. Naturally, many people persevere, even if they know that the risks are equally high. One accidentally, still a millionaire today, will go bankrupt tomorrow.

When the IT bubble burst, at least trillions of funds flowed in the derivative financial markets. How could it not be possible to make a fortune from it? ! And futures are not stocks, as long as someone takes orders, they are not afraid of getting money. Futures speculation does not require too much knowledge, the key is whether the date can be accurately predicted.

In the beginning, Adrian relied on Claude's oil futures to obtain further start-up funds, and Claude could successfully complete the task, the most important thing is that Adrian gave him the accurate date of the US military attack.

But the world develops linearly. Although some things are inevitable, such as the launch of the Gulf War and the bursting of the it bubble, some are very accidental, such as the time when the war and the bubble burst. Adrian has never been a gambler. Although he has been to Las Vegas and Atlantic City several times, he has never gambled. He prefers to let everything go according to his plan instead of spending a lot of money. He speculated that oil futures 9 years ago had no choice but to better accumulate funds quickly, but because he didn’t The world has enough influence and it is totally worth a gamble.

But it won’t work now. He vaguely remembers that the bubble of the previous it should burst in early February 2000, but in the past year, because of his continuous cash out and transfer of equity, the volatile stock market is definitely different from the previous one~IndoMTL .com~ So Cisco's market value has exceeded 500 billion at the moment, and there are few companies that can reach this level. It is difficult to say whether the bubble will break ahead of schedule.

"If you think about it again, we must find clues." Adrian continued.

"I really don't understand, you have made enough money, why take such a big risk?" Claude teased.

He is right. According to estimates, the actual assets of the media are at least 50 billion yuan, and the Adrian with 45 shares has a net worth of more than 20 billion yuan. If it is listed, including those virtual assets, the market value of the group is at least To be doubled. Coupled with the current 20 billion yuan earned, and some real estate, there is no pressure to surpass the lid to become the world's richest man.

Not to mention, there will be many industries waiting for him to develop in the future, when the wealth will only grow further, there is absolutely no need to take risks-unfortunately, this is why he did so, anyway, there are opportunities in the future, and he I only took 10 billion to buy and drop, even if I hit the float, I can afford it, let’s say -

"I still want to splurge, and there are a dozen women and five or six children to raise. It's stressful." Adrian shrugged very seriously, and Claude rolled his eyes.