Hollywood Hunter

Simon began to buy GE stocks very early, and Black Rock Asset Management, a subsidiary of Cersei Capital, is currently the majority shareholder of GE holding more than 5% of the board of directors because of his good relationship with Steve Rose, He also holds a small amount of Time Warner shares.Coupled with the success of the DC movie universe, Time Warner and Daenerys have been in close ally relations over the years, and Simon did not feel a sense of crisis about the acquisition of Time Warner by General Electric.

On the contrary, Simon also hopes that Time Warner can develop better under General Electric, and form a confrontation with Daenerys Entertainment in Hollywood.

There can be progress only if there is competition.

This sentence seems cliché, but it can't be more simple.

General Electric’s acquisition of Time Warner is one of the important impacts of Simon’s big butterfly on the U.S. media industry. The completion of this merger actually means that the pattern of the U.S. media industry has basically taken shape, whether it’s the three old TV networks or Hollywood’s. The seven major film companies have basically found the big owner. Even if there are changes in the future, it will probably only be changed from one big owner to another.

And then, in fact, it is a further increase and decrease in Simon's plan.

The focus is on the seven major studios in Hollywood.

Daenerys Entertainment has locked in its Big Mac position. The only GE-Time Warner Group that can compete with Daenerys Entertainment is an ally. The other five studios, especially Simon A few companies, without accident, will gradually decline gradually until they become the actual second-tier Hollywood, even if they are finally bankrupt and liquidated.

After all, once the big Hollywood film companies, such as Lianmei, such as Thunderbolt, did not disappear without bankruptcy.

Nothing can be eternal.

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After the merger passed the review, the two companies began to formally merge. To this end, a special celebration party was held on the following weekend, and Simon was also invited to attend, which happened to handle some work on the East Coast.

The week before Oscar, Simon stayed on the east coast.

Mainly still about the trip to China next month.

It is not related to the itinerary, but the business cooperation that will be signed during the visit next month.

First about a project in China's telecommunications industry.

In the 1990s, the development of China's telecommunications industry entered a fast lane. By the end of 1995, China's fixed-line telephone users had exceeded 50 million, mobile communication users also exceeded 3 million, and as many as 25 million wireless paging users.Although the penetration rate is far from comparable to that of the United States, the average growth rate of relevant data in the past five years has reached more than 100%, and it is almost imaginable in the future.

However, despite the rapid expansion of the market, the Chinese telecommunications industry is also facing a very serious problem.

Lack of money.

The telecommunications industry is a well-known capital-intensive industry. Whether it is a fixed line or a mobile network, no small company can afford it.In China, although the telecommunications industry is monopolized by the state and the profits are very substantial, because the development of related industries is too rapid, the funds of the major Chinese telecommunications giants are simply insufficient to meet the needs of market expansion.

Over the past few years, the Chinese government has repeatedly considered how to solve this problem.

The entire country’s finances are very short of money. It is not possible to want sufficient bank loans or fiscal appropriations. Issuing corporate bonds has been doing this, but it is impossible to issue bonds without restraint after all, so consider overseas Go public.

After discussing for a whole year in 1995, I finally made up my mind recently.

As it happens, the Westeros system has been focusing on various industrial changes in China. Simon noticed this last year and asked Apollo Management to follow up.

Coupled with Simon's visit to China next month, the two sides quickly finalized their intention to cooperate.

To be precise, it should be three parties.

China Telecom is planning to go public. This is not China Telecom, one of the top three.

This is precisely the business scope of Apollo Management Company under Cersei Capital.

In the original space and time, China Telecom (Mobile) went public in 1997, and the share transfer ratio was 25%. The total financing amount reached 4.2 billion US dollars. The funds obtained by taking the lead in eating crabs also made China Mobile the third largest telecommunications company in China. Leader.At the time, it was Goldman Sachs who operated this matter back and forth. Mobile obtained funds and started to ride the dust. Goldman Sachs also obtained huge benefits through this IPO.

Cersei Capital does not intend to involve investment banking business, but it is okay for Apollo Management to participate in China Telecom’s asset restructuring and earn a consulting fee.

As for the IPO, in order to further pave the way for Grace Spurt's husband, Simon took the lead to determine the first Boston.

So it is China Telecom, Cersei Capital and First Boston.

In the past history, most of the other investment banks of China Telecom (Mobile) were very pessimistic about this overseas listing. Even Goldman Sachs did not dare to hold 100% confidence. It happened that during the IPO, it also encountered the Asian financial crisis. In addition, a large number of Chinese businessmen in Southeast Asia insisted on bottoming out at the crucial moment, and they almost nearly turned yellow in the end.

In short, this is actually not a sweet dish.

At least in the eyes of others who have no advantage of the prophet, this is a big adventure.

You know, although it is only providing services, but it involves billions of dollars in financing. If it causes losses to investors in the future, neither Cersei Capital nor Credit Suisse’s first Boston team can escape the responsibility, just like the first On the Boston side, Bill Spur, who supported the project with Simon’s support, is likely to be expelled, ruining his future.

This is a gamble.

However, Simon has no concerns.

Only he knows that many years later, when I look back, all the companies or individuals involved in this project can be said to have made a lot of money, and it is not just a purely monetary benefit. In 1997, the shots in the stormy situation were also for themselves. On the Chinese side, a considerable amount of political capital has been accumulated.

Goldman Sachs later led a series of overseas listings of large Chinese state-owned enterprises because of the affection accumulated in 1997.

This time, Apollo Management and the First Boston team worked on the IPO together, first of all, these two companies directly opened the door to the Chinese market.Cersei Capital can obtain huge profits through early consultation fees and subsequent stock subscriptions. The first Boston team can earn huge commissions from this large IPO.

After the success of the IPO, the two companies will surely be able to continuously obtain business from China.

In addition, Bill Spurt can basically lock the position of the first Boston head, and even if it goes further in the future, it is not impossible to become the head of the first Boston parent company Credit Suisse.

It can be said to serve multiple purposes.

As the most important step in the development of China's financial market, Simone attended the meeting and personally clarified his ideas to Apollo Management Company.

The first thing is to have a long-term perspective.

It is absolutely impossible to run out of fish and make a hammer sale.

In this regard, Wall Street can be described as inferior.

If Simon does not stare in person, it is hard to say whether the two company teams will join forces to pit China.

No one is a fool, it's a pit, and it will be strange that others will find you again in the future.The listing of China Telecom is definitely just the beginning.

Therefore, the two sides must cooperate quite frankly.

The consulting fee can be set a little higher, and the commission can also be higher. After all, this project is very risky and can be understood by both parties, but it should also strive for more benefits for the Chinese side. After all, the other party is a customer and must maintain professional ethics. Don’t sit on your butt, let alone sell assets inside and out.

In addition, there is a large commercial real estate project.

This is also a top priority in the signing of a contract for a trip to China next month.

The Levison Group, part of the Westeros system, will build a large commercial center with an estimated investment of US$1 billion in the Chinese capital.

This is also the result of a detailed evaluation within the Westeros system.

The main basis is the International Trade Center project opened in 1985. This large commercial center invested by the Guo family in Malaysia has been a great success since its opening in 1990. According to a survey by the Cersei Capital China Economic Research Institute team, the International Trade Center is expected to be this year. It can fully repay all bank loans, which is a full three years ahead of the expected cycle. The follow-up is basically a net income from rent collection.

Because of the great success of the first phase of China World Trade Center, the second phase of China World Trade Center is expected to start this year.

In the original time and space, even after 20 years, the Guo family in Malaysia can collect more than 5 billion yuan in rent through the International Trade Center each year, making it the largest charter company in the Chinese capital.

The first phase of the China World Trade Center has been successful, and the second phase of the China World Trade Center is about to start. It stands to reason that the Westeros system is now rushing to develop commercial real estate. It seems to many people that it is not wise. Is the commercial real estate market saturated?

Simon knew that this worry was completely unnecessary.

The future development of China far exceeds the imagination of many people.

Just like the telecommunications field.

Because of the rapid development of mobile communication in the world, although China's mobile communication users are only more than 3 million at present, according to the growth rate that has more than doubled every year in the past few years, many industry analyses are optimistic about the next ten years. Mobile communication users are expected to reach 100 million.

In fact, 10 years later, this number has reached 400 million, more than the total population of the United States.

Therefore, as long as the operation is available, this one-billion-dollar commercial real estate project is at most a matter of earning more and less.

In the past, the Levison Group mainly focused on residential real estate, but had little experience in commercial real estate development. For this project, Simon also conducted a company team with a Golden Reed real estate developer who had been fully controlled by the Westeros system with the Levison Group. After the integration, a large part of the business of Jinmao's real estate company is commercial real estate.

After this integration, the Golden Retriever family was completely marginalized, and then they could only honestly be their own shareholders. As long as they don’t mess with moths, they will have no problem in their lifetime, and they can also engage in media by the way.

If you don't stop, Simon doesn't mind knocking the other party down completely.

Coupled with a few other things, Simon stayed on the east coast for a week and did not return to Los Angeles until March 25.

This is the day of the 68th Oscar.

Simon not only attached great importance to the results of this year's awards, but also included the Oscar's live viewing data.Over the past few decades, Oscars have been broadcast on the ABC television network, but this year is the first time after the Metropolitan ABC Group was acquired by Daenerys Entertainment.

However, even if the organizers tried their best to invite, Simon still did not attend the award ceremony in person.

Just at home with the woman and the children watching the live broadcast.

After all, the Westeros system is still ubiquitous right now, and Simon does not want to make himself ubiquitous.

Speaking of which, this is both an inevitable.

Just like South Korea.

Why is the Samsung Republic?

Because Samsung is still ubiquitous in the lives of Koreans, life, death, illness, and death are all inseparable. Even the most popular vocational training courses in Korea are not examinations for civil servants, but examinations for Samsung. As long as you enter the Samsung system, you can immediately be superior.

The Westeros system is basically the same in the United States.

This is mainly due to the high exposure of the industry.

If it is in the fields of hydropower and medical treatment, it may not be so conspicuous. The focus is on technology and media.

The whole world is now staring at the wave of new technology, and this industrial transformation has been driven by the Westeros system.And in the field of media, let alone movies, TV, music, or online platforms, can also be counted as a new media, people need to use these almost every day, and Daenerys, Igret, Merri The names of Sandra, Cersei, and so on are really too typical. The market value of these companies in the capital market is even better. It is not normal to not occupy a large media page that day.

All in all, just like the penguin Ali in my memory, I can’t hide even if I want to be invisible.

The award ceremony began on time at 6 pm on the West Coast.

This year's host is still Billy Christo. At the opening of this time, Christo directly appeared on a bat motorcycle. In fact, it has already predicted many things.

As a result, there was no suspense.

Less than 10 minutes into the opening, "Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice" won the first nominee in 9 nominations, the best soundtrack.

The soundtrack of the DC movie universe is very outstanding, but in the past, it was naturally discriminated by the Oscar judges because of the changes in the attributes of commercial films. This is the first little gold man since the series was created. It is a make up.

After the best soundtrack, things are basically finalized.

The three-hour awards ceremony, except for the performance awards, is still missing from "Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice". After all, it has little room to change the film, except for the "clown" by Ruifan Phoenix last year. Others have not had any gains.

However, the core best film and best director were easily picked by the Super Bat Battle.

In fact, the best director is also a bit imaginary, and it is still largely a role of public relations. But overall, the first film in North American film history has exceeded 600 million and is still hitting the $700 million local box office. In order to make the award more realistic Deservedly deserved to be the best director, it is not excessive.

In the end, "Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice" won a total of 7 small gold figures including the best film, best director, best visual effect, and best soundtrack, becoming the biggest winner of the 68th Oscar.

As the dust of the awards settled, in the next few days, the local box office of this superhero blockbuster rebounded again, and many overseas markets that were still in the early stages of the release caused a wave of movie watching craze because of the winning of the Super Bat Battle.