Chapter 79: If you are poor, you will be alone; if you are rich, you will have many wives and concub

Chapter 79: If you are poor, you will be alone; if you are rich, you will have many wives and concub

"You're awesome!"

Bai Ye gave Johnny a thumbs up.

Nothing to say.

Johnny, this is pure prostitution.

It is estimated that apart from spending money to wash feet, I have never spent money on women again.

Well, actually, in my previous life, I did the same thing when I had no money, because I didn’t even have enough money to spend, so where could I find extra money to raise a girl?

To put it another way, even if I have extra money, wouldn’t it be nice to wash my feet instead of filling in an unfathomable bottomless pit?

If you are rich, you will have a group of wives and concubines, but if you are poor, you will live alone.

"How is your sister now? Is she still working under that idiot Victor Doom's banner?"

Bai Ye asked casually.

"Yeah." Johnny shrugged and said, "But although Victor Doom is indeed a bit stupid, he is also quite rich. The Doom Group has a market value of 2 billion US dollars! But my sister is also I don’t know what she is thinking, but she is also aloof from Victor Doom, and there is no sense of camaraderie at all.”

"I guess your sister is still thinking about that guy Reed."

Bai Ye sighed:

"I don't know what kind of ecstasy drug that guy Reed gave Sister You. It really has to be him."

In fact, Bai Ye also pursued Johnny's sister, Susan Storm, but she was not a girl who liked money. After asking about Bai Ye's romantic deeds, she avoided Bai Ye from then on, and even asked her younger brother Johnny to leave. White night is far away.

Bai Ye was also helpless.

This is the reason why he doesn't like to be famous and live in the spotlight. Many high-quality and outstanding girls shy away when they hear his name, and don't let Bai Ye show his personal strengths at all.

If he had the opportunity to put his strengths to use, there would probably be very few women who would not be conquered by him. The nickname of 'Lao Ai of Qin, the Demonic Monk of Russia' was not something he gave himself in vain.

"Oh, I'm in a dilemma when I meet such a love-minded sister." Johnny sighed deeply: "That guy Reed does have a very high IQ and a very strong ability, but... this guy has a low emotional intelligence. Zero! Over the years, Reed has not earned much money, but he has owed a lot of debt. If my sister follows him, she will probably have to follow him to pay off the debt for the rest of her life. "

Johnny's sister, Susan Storm, is really beautiful, she can be regarded as a plus version of Knox. In addition, Johnny and Susan's family is not ordinary, they have high temperament, and they are also excellent graduates of Ivy League schools. , so it is really easy for Susan Storm to find a rich man as her boyfriend.

If this is the case, Johnny can definitely take advantage of it and be a serious playboy, and if Susan Storm marries Reed Richards, then Johnny feels that it will be a good thing that he will not be dragged down in the future. .

"You, if you find a chance, I'd better advise your sister to change her mind." Bai Ye said: "The era when the sentimental people drank enough water and the ruthless people lived in a cold house has passed. Now is not the past, when poor and lowly couples had everything to suffer from. Not to mention Reed How much money can I make, but I can’t ask Susan to help pay off the loan.”

"My sister's brain, if she listens to advice, will it be my turn to persuade her?"

Johnny shook his head.

"Hey, stop talking, I'm waiting for your people to come."

Bai Ye saw Ikana walking into the banquet, patted Johnny on the shoulder, and hurriedly walked towards Ikana.

"Bai Ye, this guy's hottie is getting more and more high-end."

Johnny glanced at Ikana and said enviously:

"If my family had money, I would do the same thing!"

Yachts, sports cars and socialites, this kind of life is so enviable...

"Ikana!"

Byakuya stretched out his hand to let Ikana see him quickly.

Sure enough, Ikana saw Bai Ye, and walked towards Bai Ye with a slight smile.

"it's beautiful!"

Byakuya and Ikana hugged each other and praised.

Ikana wore a wide-shouldered strapless pink dress tonight, with a cherry pattern printed on it, giving people a sweet and well-behaved feeling. Moreover, the upper part of this skirt adopts an elastic design, which perfectly outlines her sexy figure. The whole person is full of sweetness and enchantment at the same time.

"What were you talking about with that little playboy just now?" Ikana glanced at Johnny and said, "Aren't you just exchanging some tips on sex with girls?"

"How is that possible!" Bai Ye said: "Johnny just told me that his sister, Susan Storm, is so stupid to remain infatuated with an honest man who owes hundreds of millions of dollars. I also feel that now There are still such women in society? It’s strange!”

"What?" Ikana looked at Bai Ye with a smile: "Do you like this kind of woman?"

"No way! You are the only one in my heart!" Bai Ye felt bad and quickly changed the subject and said, "Ikana, do you think girls are really that materialistic these days?"

"Well..." Ikana thought about it seriously and said, "For things like money, just try your best. I don't want you to be too tired. If you suffer along with me, I have hands and feet and I can run by myself."

white night:"……"

Well, this is indeed something Ikana can do.

"Stop making trouble and get down to business." Bai Ye said, "Have you accepted the position of CEO of my film company?"

"What do you think?" Ikana gave Bai Ye a nice eye roll: "I have been busy studying Peak Entertainment for the past two days."

"Really?" Bai Ye became interested. It seems that Ikana is very active in this job. Well, he likes women who can be proactive on their own: "Then tell me, what have you done in the past two days of research? What results were achieved?”

Ikana: "Summit Entertainment is valued at approximately US$300 million. There are three founding shareholders: Patrick Wattsberg, Bob Hayward and David Garrett. The ownership structure is simple, and these three Shareholders are not too obsessed with controlling the company. With the halo of the Osborne family above your head, it shouldn't be difficult to control Summit Entertainment and gain control, but..."

Bai Ye raised his eyebrows, what else?

Ikana continued: "These three shareholders are also very shrewd businessmen. Seeing that the eldest son of the Osborne family is preparing to enter the market, there is a high probability that he will not choose to sell all the company's shares at once, but I want to keep some of it.”

"Impossible!" Bai Ye flatly refused: "I am very possessive, but I have no interest in sharing anything with others. For Summit Entertainment, I will either acquire it or give it up. There are so many Hollywood movie companies, and I still have to Isn’t it time for summit entertainment?”

"Then you have to accept a certain premium for acquisition."

Ikana advised:

"In fact, there is no need to insist on complete control. Control is the most important thing."

"The premium is just a premium. What I don't lack most now is cash."

Bai Ye shook his head and rejected Ikana's proposal.

"Okay, if you have money, I will listen to you." Ikana smiled helplessly and said: "The current CEO of Summit Entertainment, Robert Lehman, was originally the executive president of the six major Hollywood Paramounts. The three shareholders of Summit Entertainment had just poached him to Summit Entertainment not long ago. This person is a high-level talent. After acquiring Summit Entertainment, I think he can retain his position."

"Okay, you have the final say on these little things." Bai Ye said nonchalantly: "In short, I will set up Mercury Media and inject 1 billion US dollars. In addition to acquiring Summit Entertainment, I will also acquire some other good companies. As a small and medium-sized film company, the power is in your hands. I have only one request for you. You must not cause huge losses to Mercury Media. It is best to make profits as soon as possible."

"Baiye..." Ikana looked at him dumbfounded: "Are you serious? You just registered a media company and invested US$1 billion? I always thought that the US$1 billion you mentioned was the same as the promotion of most companies. , it’s good to be able to implement half of it in the end, which is to acquire Summit Entertainment for US$300 million, and then use Summit Entertainment as a tentacle to slowly develop and expand in Hollywood, but you..."

Well, Ikana can't stop Baiye from being overly talented and ruthless.

"How long will it take to dominate Hollywood with the method you mentioned? It's too slow." Bai Ye said: "It's okay if you don't do it. If you do it, you must do your best. Mercury Entertainment, which has invested 1 billion US dollars, This is just the beginning, I will continue to inject capital depending on the situation, and I am also planning to acquire a Hollywood Big Six company within two years!"

"Hollywood Six..."

Ikana didn't know what to say. A billion-dollar giant, even Norman Osborne, couldn't possibly just buy it, right?

"Do you think I'm joking with you?" Bai Ye saw the hesitation in Ikana's eyes, smiled, and said: "When you notice the scale of my Galaxy Capital's bank acquisition case, you will probably You won’t doubt my strength anymore.”

Well, after the last banquet of the Hearst family, Bai Ye came into contact with David Solomon, the co-head of the investment banking department of Goldman Sachs, and entrusted Goldman Sachs to help with the acquisition of part of Galaxy Capital's bank acquisition case.

With the help of professional Goldman Sachs, bank acquisitions are extremely convenient, because Goldman Sachs can always catch those banks' tax evasion, illegal operations, etc., and then crazily lower the price, so that even though Goldman Sachs is an additional intermediary, , Galaxy Capital spends less, and of course, Goldman Sachs can also earn generous commissions from it.

"I don't understand, why do you suddenly seem to be richer than your father?"

Ikana looked at Bai Ye in confusion.

"Perhaps it's because I have a talent in the financial field. I had never been exposed to it before, but now that I have been exposed to it, I developed it all at once."

Bai Ye shrugged and said.

Well, the so-called financial talent is a bit too hard-core, that is, blowing up other people's factories and landmark buildings, killing drug lords and robbing, etc. It is indeed a financial talent. Isn't short selling and money laundering a financial talent?

Hard-core finance is also finance.

As for saying that you can easily make money in the stock market with your super brain... you are thinking too much.

Newton, a giant of human science, is tied with Einstein as the most important scientist in the history of science. His IQ is said to be as high as 190. He has made great achievements in mathematics, physics, astronomy, etc. He is a genius and all-rounder. But even Newton did not escape the fate of being cut off in the stock market.

In 1720, the "South China Sea Bubble" incident occurred. Due to the emergence of information fraud, commercial bribery, political and business collusion, insider trading, crazy cash-out and other routines, Newton changed from an old scientist to a fresh green leek and lost his fortune. , I almost lost my underwear.

Afterwards, Newton said: "I can accurately calculate the trajectory of celestial bodies, but I cannot 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 people with super high IQs who also went bankrupt because of stock trading: Marx, in 1864, went bankrupt in stock trading and changed his career to a philosopher; Keynes, in 1920 In 1929, Churchill went bankrupt by stock trading and became a prime minister...

"Bai Ye, can you see if I have the talent for finance?" Ikana looked at Bai Ye with piercing eyes: "I also want to make a lot of money on Wall Street."

Who would want to work hard in Hollywood when you can make money on Wall Street?

Bai Ye grinned and said, "Okay, you come home with me tonight, and I will help you check everything over to see if you have any talent in finance."

Ikana: "..."

"Then forget it."

Ikana rolled her eyes.

She is not a shameless woman like Paris Hilton.

Bai Ye pouted: "You don't want to do this."

Of course, he can't help Ikana develop financial talent, because he plays hard-core finance and can't teach Ikana anything at all, and his Mercury Media still needs a leader.

"Okay, let's not discuss financial matters, let's continue talking about Mercury Media." Bai Ye said: "Summit Entertainment focuses on the development, financing, production and distribution of movies, especially in global distribution. After acquiring this company, Mercury Media does not have any major weaknesses in movies. However, Summit Entertainment’s background is still too shallow and there is not enough film library. Therefore, after acquiring Summit Entertainment, your next goal is to target Hollywood. Those small and medium-sized film companies with rich film library resources should be acquired to lay a solid foundation."

Film library, at first glance, always reminds people of dusty film archives, but in Hollywood, it means a steady stream of inexhaustible wealth. Films included in Hollywood's film library often refer to films more than 7 years after their initial release. At this time, the film has completed the complete distribution process, from theaters, audio and video products to television broadcasts and overseas markets, and has completed the process of revenue collection. , from an accounting perspective, this movie has also completed the "depreciation" cycle and can be thrown into the warehouse. However, in the eyes of savvy Hollywood executives, with the development of new media technologies and the expansion of consumer markets, film library resources can still be redeveloped and utilized to achieve new market value, especially for those classic films that have been widely welcomed by audiences. In terms of.

Take Warner and Universal, two major studios with more than 5,000 film libraries, as an example. Their film library resources will create a cash flow of US$500 million per year. This kind of cash flow can help large studios maintain operational stability and even turn the tide when studios encounter crises.

Ikana nodded and said:

"Since I am preparing to work in Hollywood, it is 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. Of course I will take this matter seriously."

"That's good."

Bai Ye said with a smile, it seems that hiring Ikana was not 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 acquire Summit Entertainment? While I'm learning about Hollywood, I'm also thinking about what good project we can come up with to kick off our acquisition of Summit Entertainment." Ikana said: "I inadvertently started from the best-selling I found a novel in the book list. After reading it briefly, I felt that it was particularly suitable for adapting into a movie. I think we can buy the film and television adaptation rights and use it as a movie feature for Summit Entertainment."

Bai Ye raised his eyebrows: "What novel?"

Ikana: "The Hunger Games."

Bai Ye looked at Ikana with a strange expression: "You are really good at choosing."

"What, you take it seriously too?"

Ikana looked at Bai Ye in surprise.

"Well, I bought the copyright a long time ago."

Bai Ye nodded.

In fact, this book was written (copied) by Bai Ye. Because after buying film companies such as Summit Entertainment, Bai Ye not only wanted to develop his own media empire, but also wanted to become a Hollywood A-lister and a world-class star. .

"The Hunger Games" is a very successful commercial work. Lionsgate relied on "The Hunger Games" to become a huge hit, get out of debt difficulties, and become one of the "Big Seven" in Hollywood.

Bai Ye remembers that the cost of "The Hunger Games" was US$152 million, and the local box office revenue was US$408 million. The overseas box office of the film was US$286 million, and the global box office reached US$696 million. According to Hollywood rules, the local box office production and distribution party will receive 50%, overseas box office takes 30%, the total box office revenue is 290 million U.S. dollars, and the profit after deducting costs is 140 million U.S. dollars. However, the box office revenue is only a small part of Hollywood. Due to strict copyright awareness, copyright operations are the bulk of the profit.

——For example, the movies made by Li Lianjie in Hollywood seem to be loss-making. In fact, this is not the case, because in addition to the box office of theaters, Hollywood also has another bigger source of income, which is disc income. The movies starring Li Lianjie in Hollywood are The disc income of almost every film was higher than the box office income, so Jet Li was able to gain a foothold in Hollywood, and his salary was increased to US$10 million in the later period.

In addition to its commercial success, "The Hunger Games" is also one of the very few Hollywood movies with a female protagonist. The plot revolves around the heroine, which is a good work for Tangtang.

"I'm telling you..."

Bai Ye was talking to Ikana when he inadvertently caught a glimpse of a group of people coming in at the door of the banquet. Among them, a graceful and innocent girl, wearing a white evening dress, walked in holding her father's arm. Ballroom.

Mariko Yashida!

One of Bai Ye's ex-girlfriends.

Because after getting together with Bai Ye, I really couldn't stand Bai Ye's romantic nature. I didn't even get a diploma from Harvard University halfway through, so I sadly transferred to another school, left the United States, and returned to Japan.

And Mariko keenly noticed Bai Ye's sight, and looked at Bai Ye, a pair of autumn eyes filled with a hint of resentment, as if they could speak: Your conscience tells me that the one you love most is not me. A very quiet night, back in Japan...

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