Hollywood Hunter

After Simon and Janet got married, the old man had a tendency to "show his nature" in front of Simon, just like to his own sons, he would never speak so politely.

Hearing the old man bluntly said that his idea was too stupid, Simon did not refute, and said patiently: "Even if the US economy continues to deteriorate, it is probably possible to rely on Westeros' accumulation in recent years."

Anthony Johnston said: “Most of Westeros’ existing asset portfolios have a very good development momentum. If you need to sell these high-quality assets with great growth potential to make up for the shortfalls caused by the acquisition of mca and Bell Atlantic , It's not worth it."

Simon said: "This is just a response strategy in the worst state, and it does not necessarily come true. Moreover, those assets will not necessarily need to be sold at that time. Daenerys Entertainment and Bell Atlantic themselves can also relieve financial pressure by selling equity. ."

Norman Johnston said at this time: “It’s better to adopt a share swap acquisition strategy now. Bell Atlantic may not work. Daenerys Entertainment can acquire mca in the form of a share swap and merger. Daenerys Entertainment is optimistic that the share swap model is easier to succeed than a cash acquisition."

"I actually really hope to adopt the share swap acquisition model," Simon shook his head, and said: "However, Daenerys Entertainment is not listed. The swap acquisition, valuation is a very troublesome issue."

"Forbes" magazine valued Daenerys Entertainment at $8 billion to $10 billion when it counted Simon's personal assets in early August.

Simon believes that if it goes public, Daenerys Entertainment's market value can definitely easily break the $10 billion mark, even $15 billion or even $20 billion is not impossible. However, under the current private state, Daenerys Entertainment wants to acquire mca through a share swap. It is difficult for Daenerys Entertainment to exceed its own valuation of 10 billion U.S. dollars. In addition, it has to pay a high premium for mca. This is for Daenerys Entertainment. Said to be very disadvantaged.

Raymond Johnston suddenly asked another question that seemed to be off-track: "Cersei Capital, Simon, do you think there will be more suitable opportunities in the next few years?"

Simon knew what the old man was referring to hedge funds, and said: "The turbulent situation in Europe should bring some opportunities, but Cersei Capital's future development will focus on private equity, asset management and mergers and acquisitions consulting. Hedge funds' The scale will be compressed to about 3 billion US dollars, and at the same time, it will try not to participate in macro hedging against the national economic level, so as to avoid encountering the target country's government in other areas of Westeros."

From the stock market crash in 1987 to the sporadic operation of the crude oil futures market at this time, although Simon quickly accumulated a lot of wealth for himself, he actually attracted countless criticisms.

Now, Westeros has completed its preliminary layout in entertainment, fashion, technology and other industries worldwide. If these industries want to develop smoothly, they must give up something.

Just like the 1992 pound crisis in memory, if Cersei Capital and Soros short the pound magnanimously, they would definitely make a fortune. However, the British government may be helpless with Cersei Capital, but it can make other industries involved in the Westeros system difficult to move in the UK.

The study was full of smart people. When Simon said this, Raymond Johnston was not disappointed. On the contrary, he nodded appreciatively, and gently turned back to the topic just now, saying: "In this case, if you insist on starting two at the same time The acquisition adopts an all-cash strategy, and it is better to introduce partners, so that not only the cash pressure, but other resistance will also be reduced a lot."

Simon said: "I also considered this kind of plan, Ray. However, if MCA introduces cooperative capital, the two companies will definitely face asset valuation problems during the integration of MCA and Daenerys Entertainment. Bell Atlantic is very It is suitable to introduce partners, but it is not necessary. After all, the introduction of partners is either to solve financial problems, or the two sides can complement each other in technology or channels, but these are not what I need. Westeros is completely Sufficient funds can be raised, and Bell Atlantic itself has sufficient technology and channel accumulation. What I need to face is the problem of huge loan risks, but Westeros can completely bear such risks."

Raymond Johnston felt the firmness in Simon's tone, and shook his head slightly, not discouraging him, but sighed: "Ten billion dollar debt, Simon, your current wealth is no longer comparable. It is necessary to take this risk again."

"Actually, Lei, everything is just the beginning for me."

Raymond Johnston was stunned, reached out his hand and patted Simon on the shoulder, without persuading him, said: "Then, you brothers, let's talk for a while."

After the old man finished speaking, he was about to get up and leave first, remembering something, and then said: "One more thing, Simon, you and Jenny have a baby as soon as possible. Even if you two are too busy to take care of children, you can put them here in Melbourne. My mother and Jenny will bring it."

Simon nodded and explained: "Jenny and I actually want a baby too much, but Jenny hasn't moved for more than half a year."

Anthony Johnston asked without evasiveness: "Have you checked, I mean, physically?"

Simon said: "I checked it twice and it was all right."

Because her stomach hasn't moved, Janet, who is very resistant to the hospital, had a check-up with Simon in private.

Norman Johnston also expressed concern: "Perhaps, you can try IVF."

Simon shook his head and said, "Jenny and I are going to take another look. It's hard to tell if the IVF technique is really safe."

The other three big men nodded.

This kind of thing is not convenient to discuss too much.

Raymond Johnston sighed, got up from the sofa, stopped Simon and his two sons from trying to get up, and said, "You continue to talk, I'm going to rest." As he passed by Simon, the old man said. But he patted his shoulder again and said, "It's okay to play outside, don't have anything to do with other women, Jenny will be sad, and it will be a big trouble for you."

Simon's expression was a little embarrassed instantly, and he didn't know how to answer. Fortunately, the old man left the study without waiting for Simon's answer.

Anthony Johnston and Norman Johnston looked at Simon’s expressions, with smiles on their faces, Anthony said: "Don’t mind, Simon, Dad also told us brothers in this way. A family like ours, if it’s true Those things will really be very troublesome."

Simon had to pull the corners of his mouth and nod.

The three of them also talked about the investment in the Seventh Television Network and telecommunications. It was not until eleven o'clock that everyone left to rest.

Early the next morning, Simon returned to North America.

Unknowingly, it was late October.

This week at the end of October, one of the topics that received the most attention was undoubtedly the Global Rich List released by Forbes magazine after the 400 Rich List in North America.

Without any suspense, Simon leads the Japanese real estate tycoon Yoshiaki Tsuto with a personal net worth of US$21 billion and ranks first in the global rich list. Ti Yoshiaki's personal net worth figure, who ranked second, fell directly to US$16 billion, a full US$5 billion lower than Simon.

It is worth mentioning that the Johnston family also entered the top 50 list with a family asset valuation of 3 billion US dollars this time, ranking 36th.

However, because the Johnston family has been quite low-key and the family members’ equity is relatively dispersed, this figure is actually an underestimation of at least US$500 million. If it hadn't been for the sudden display of the strength of the Johnston family and the direct purchase of Australia's Seventh Television Network for US$800 million in cash, the asset valuation number might have been even lower.

In North America, although there is more and more conclusive news about the release of the Forbes Global Rich List and Daenerys Entertainment’s upcoming bid for mca, in the new week, several mainstream media on the east and west coasts of North America plan to start reporting at the same time Congressman David Melrose submitted a bill to restrict foreign investors from acquiring American companies, which emphasized the need to curb overseas giants' excessive involvement in the American cultural industry.

The controversy caused by Sony’s acquisition of Columbia Pictures last year is still vivid, so many media have begun to follow suit and report on a large scale.

Panasonic has publicly announced its acquisition of mca, which instantly became the focus of this public opinion storm.

Affected by these good or bad news, mca's stock price continued to fluctuate during the five trading days a week from October 22 to October 26. As of the close of October 26, it was finally fixed at $65.75. At the same time, on Friday, October 26, the board of directors of mca formally approved Panasonic's last $6.6 billion acquisition offer after several adjustments, and plans to hold a shareholder vote next week.

This means that Daenerys Entertainment must take action before mca shareholders vote.

Inside Simon's estate in Greenwich, Connecticut.

The time is Saturday, October 29.

The black Benz car stopped in front of the villa, and Raymond Smith, chairman and ceo of Bell Atlantic, was still a little puzzled about Westeros' purpose of inviting him until he got out of the car.

However, seeing the young couple personally appear in front of the villa to greet him, Raymond Smith still smiled and stepped forward to greet them. Apart from other things, this young man who has created a wealth miracle that countless people can hardly reach in just a few years is definitely something that many people are looking forward to.

During the handshake and greeting, Simon was also looking at the middle-aged man who had stepped up to the top of Bell Atlantic's chairman and CEO from the most basic level employee.

Raymond Smith looked like he was fifty years old at most. He was wearing a black suit and was tall, with a shrewd and dry face with Chinese characters and a pair of big-frame tortoiseshell glasses that were somewhat old-school.

Although it was Saturday, everyone was not a very leisurely person, so only about an hour of meeting time, Raymond Smith had to fly to Europe after finishing this meeting.

Everyone came to the study, Janet personally helped to serve Raymond Smith a cup of coffee, put a cup of juice in front of Simon, and turned to leave.

Raymond Smith took a sip of coffee, noticed the juice in front of the young man opposite, smiled and asked, "Simon, don't you drink coffee?"

Simon said: "I used to drink, but I quit recently."

Raymond Smith nodded, without asking the reason, put down the coffee cup, looked for another topic skillfully, and said: "Speaking of which, I have studied the exclusive contract with AOL last time. The development of the World Wide Web technical materials has great potential for development. If it weren’t for Bell Atlantic’s inability to take care of other businesses in recent years, I would really not sign it with you.”

Simon took advantage of the trend: "The fixed-line telephone business has developed to the extreme for so many years, and the federal government will not open up restrictions on the telecommunications industry in the short term. So, what does Bell Atlantic plan to do next?"

When Raymond Smith heard this question, he looked at Simon a few times and suddenly smiled: "Simon, maybe you already know it?"

Simon hesitated, nodded, and said, "Mobile communications."

Westeros has collected enough information from Bell Atlantic during this period, and Simon naturally knows the next step of development of Bell Atlantic.

At present, regional telecommunications companies are unable to get involved in long-distance telephone business and cable television business, the manufacturing of telecommunications equipment is also restricted, and the Internet industry is completely unable to meet the scale of Bell Atlantic's appetite.

Therefore, the focus of Bell Atlantic's next development is mobile communications.

You know, Motorola’s rapid recovery in the past year or so has largely relied on the development of mobile communications. Motorola’s micro-tac mobile phone, which is close to a mobile phone, can be said to have created a fairly good one this year. With the miracle of sales, coupled with the transition from analog signals to digital signals with better communication quality, more and more telecommunications companies are beginning to bet on the development of the mobile communication industry.

In fact, Raymond Smith's next trip to Europe is to investigate the gsm digital mobile communication technology that has gradually taken shape in Europe.

Moreover, in the original time and space, it is precisely because of Raymond Smith’s key layout in the mobile communications industry in advance that Verizon once became the largest domestic mobile communications operator in the United States larger than at-t, and ranked third. The sprint is even farther out.

Raymond Smith heard Simon utter the words'mobile communication', and felt that he roughly understood the purpose of the young man's invitation to himself today. He smiled and said, "Simon, I happen to know that you invested in a mobile communication device in Europe. The manufacturer, Nokia, and this company does have a good accumulation in the latest gsm technology, and it seems that it is still developing a new generation of digital mobile phones. So, you hope that we can cooperate in this area this time, right?"

Simon didn't expect Raymond Smith to guess his purpose directly, smiled, and said: "If there is a chance, I think Bell Atlantic will definitely be able to cooperate with Nokia."