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Chapter 229
Goldman Sachs has been increasing its stake in Netflix's parent company recently, at the suggestion of Goldman Sachs partner David Levin.

Just had the opportunity to get in touch with Su Rui, David Levin tentatively asked at this moment:
"When I went to Netflix Entertainment to do research, your CEO Ricky Trenz told me that you plan to launch five new dramas this year? Are you sure it will be as popular as "The Walking Dead"?"

Suri shrugged and said:

"I never do things that I'm not sure about. If you don't have confidence in me, how about selling me some of the shares of Netflix's parent company that you own. It should be quite valuable in the future."

David Levin was stunned for a moment, dumbfounding and said:

"You already hold 49% of the shares. You had the opportunity to become a major shareholder. As far as I know, you didn't fight for it. Now you want more say?"

Taking the cut cigar from the old butler, Suri handed one to David Levine, holding a lighter in his hand and explained:

"There is indeed a chance, but it will be very troublesome. You know the strength of those media oligarchs better than I do. If I were the only Chinese-American in the company, it is very likely that "The Walking Dead" would not even have a chance to be released, and it would be banned by the Federal Communications Commission. Such organizations should find an excuse to forcibly block them."

Silicon Valley is no longer the Silicon Valley it was more than ten years ago. The so-called openness and freedom can be ignored.

It is difficult for a start-up company to develop without being stripped of several layers of skin by various forces.Like Zuckerberg, about 28% of the shares can be left after Facebook goes public, which is quite good.

The water in the American media field is also particularly deep.

Behind each TV station, there are often various financial groups, which have a particularly close relationship with Washington.

If Su Rui had stood out in the first place, he would have dared to confront them single-handedly.

It concerns a huge market worth hundreds of billions of dollars every year. Most of the problems that Netflix Entertainment is facing now are not being slowed down by lawsuits. Anything can happen.

David Levine knows a lot and knows a thing or two.

He turned to look at Suri, smoked a cigar and said:

"You're smart, and it's absolutely useless to offend them. If it's just your company, they have plenty of ways to kill you. For example, they use hearings to slow down the progress of the company, release all kinds of negative news about you, and even fabricate some fake news. When they are finally willing to let you go, they have already carved up the market, which is already a relatively good result, and there are more extreme methods."

In the U.S.

When you are a fool under a happy education, your life is indeed very relaxed and free.

The more you climb, the more you can feel the layers of intertwined nets, which monopolize almost all profitable businesses, and continue to suck blood from the world, using the dollar tide to harvest repeatedly, and the methods are very dirty.

For example, the military-industrial complex has displaced tens of millions of people and caused millions of people to die in wars without batting an eyelid, just worrying about not making enough money.

Wanting to make a fortune in the United States without the strength may be fatal. It is no different than a child living in a busy city with money, but being surrounded by gangsters with gangster genes.

Simple calculations.

Maybe you can spend $100 million to find a desperado, send Suri to see God, admit afterwards that he is a mental patient, etc., reach an agreement with the prosecutor, and quickly eliminate the impact.

Some people can earn tens of billions of dollars by spending a mere $100 million. Such a bargain is enough to make many people take risks.

This is David Levine’s so-called more extreme method. With the development of Silicon Valley today, there are fewer and fewer opportunities, and the potential huge benefits of Netflix Entertainment’s online TV streaming business have begun to emerge.Although Su Rui is famous, in the final analysis, he is still fighting alone.

Now give up some of the benefits, and I will treat Anxin as a second shareholder who is only responsible for filming dramas. There are Goldman Sachs, Blackstone, Texas Pacific Group, Waterfall Investment and other institutions to help shelter from the wind and rain. At least there is a chance for this company to The most dangerous and most profitable initial stage of development.

Sighing softly, Su Rui said:

"Ever since I was a child and found out that even my grandfather's small dental clinic had to pay protection fees to street gangs and couldn't even open a restaurant without support, I knew that doing business in the United States would be very troublesome. Some people think that I Silly, I took the initiative to give up the controlling stake. In fact, I just dispersed the money that should be invested in Netflix Entertainment to other places, which also had the opportunity to bring me benefits and reduced many risks..."

heard.

David Levine nodded and said:

"This decision is correct. Even Goldman Sachs occasionally encounters some difficult situations. Once you mess with the wrong person, you will face review, fines or lawsuits. Even if you chose to acquire the parent company of Netflix, I believe it will soon It is also necessary to raise funds and share the cake with others, and the situation will only be worse than it is now."

Netflix Entertainment adopts a board of directors management system.

As long as Su Rui can bring other shareholders to make a fortune, coupled with his own right to speak, he has the opportunity to control the company through his influence on the board of directors.

Whether he becomes the controlling shareholder or not has no impact on him.

The company's development environment directly affects its future prospects. Seeing that Su Rui is so wise, David Levin immediately became more optimistic about Netflix Entertainment, and was considering investing some money in it himself.

The topic was brought back to Apple.

David Levine told:
"According to the news I got, Apple CEO Steve Jobs is very dissatisfied with the microprocessors on the market and is investing in the development of new models. Our company's analysts believe that by then, the performance of its mobile terminal products may be greatly improved. Now The key problem was that Jobs was in poor health and no one else could manage the company as well as he could."

Suri smiled and said:
"I'm not too worried. Apple's management model is relatively mature. It has a R&D team and sufficient funds. Even if the worst happens, other people will still have a chance to achieve good results as long as they don't force changes. .”

Today's general environment is almost the same as the previous life.

With the popularity of 3G, the market share of smart phones will only continue to increase.

From a businessman's point of view, Su Rui would doubt that Tesla would die halfway, but he would feel relieved about the already established Apple company. As others have said, pigs can fly to the sky when the wind blows. Now is the era of Apple.

As for 15 years later, it is hard to say.

He wants to move the Fisker brand to the mainland, which is just the beginning.

If there is no accident, in the next ten years, Su Rui will disperse most of his net worth to other places, including the mainland, Singapore, Hong Kong City and other places.

America today is just a little messed up.

The future will continue to go downhill, and racial conflicts will continue to intensify. There is a high probability that his situation will become very dangerous, and he needs to save it in advance...

(End of this chapter)