Hollywood Hunter

In late October, the end of the year was nearing unconsciously.

This year’s Halloween, it’s not just Daenerys Entertainment that will launch the finale of the last "Scream of Scream" series, "Scream of Scream 3".

After the merger of mca, the two major Universal Studios in Los Angeles and Orlando will also host a more grand Halloween theme event.

Through the coordination of the theme park management team, this time, Simon has participated in "Scream", "Reaper is Coming", "Butterfly Effect", "The Sixth Sense of Supernatural" and other films that Simon has participated in since his debut will appear in the two Universal Movies Halloween theme activities in the city.

Friday, October 25.

"Scream 3" officially opened in North America on the scale of 2,672 screens.

At the same time, from October 25th to November 3rd, the 10-day Universal Studios Halloween theme event also kicked off.

Simon has been personally following up the final preparations for the Halloween theme event at Universal Studios Burbank in recent days. It was not until Friday afternoon that he was able to return to Daenerys Studios in Malibu to deal with other things in his hands.

"From the results of recent negotiations, we want to win ea in its entirety, and the final offer should be around US$1.2 billion. Because we already hold 35% of the company's shares, the additional cash that needs to be paid is about US$800 million. "

"U.S. $800 million. The company's debt reduction this year is also $800 million. This time it is equivalent to raising the debt ratio to the level when it acquired mca at the beginning of the year.

Nancy smiled and said: "But it's worth it, and if we continue to hesitate, the next price will only be higher. Recently, Internet-related concept stocks are rising, and ea happens to release an online real-time strategy game. "Dune Magic Castle", so, you know."

Inside the office loft on the second floor of the studio.

Nancy Brill is discussing the progress of negotiations with Simon to acquire ea.

Although ystore has made a very good start.

However, Simon also knows that traditional game publishers will not be replaced by online publishers like ystore for a long time in the future.

ea has accumulated ten years and has been focusing on PC games since its establishment. Over the years, it has accumulated a large number of classic PC game copyrights, among which sports games are beyond the reach of other game manufacturers.

Moreover, ea also has a complete PC game publishing team and PC game production and publishing experience accumulated over the years. These are the foundations of this company.

Because it is attached to the vigorous Westeros system and its own development is also very rapid, ea's share price is no longer the same as when Daenerys Entertainment entered the stock two years ago.

When Daenerys Entertainment acquired a 35% stake in the company when it first bought a stake in ea, it only used a mere US$50 million. At that time, the market value of ea was only US$170 million.

In two years, influenced by factors such as its successful entry into the console game market, the rise of online game concepts and the success of the "Dune" series of real-time strategy games, as well as the continued rapid expansion of the company itself, the market value of ea has increased five times.

Recently, the market value of ea is US$910 million. If you want to acquire the company in its entirety, US$1.2 billion is also a necessary premium. Moreover, only the 1.2 billion US dollars is mainly due to the fact that ea has maintained a relatively high price-to-earnings ratio and the stock price has a certain bubble.

Otherwise, it will be difficult to win this company if the premium is less than 50%.

Although the acquisition cost has skyrocketed, considering that ea's future market value potential is expected to reach US$50 billion, Simon has nothing to regret.

US$800 million is not a big burden for Daenerys Entertainment now.

Take ea all, Daenerys Entertainment can also integrate it with its own Blizzard studio.

In the past two years, while continuing the development of the main series "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", Blizzard Studio has also produced some other very good selling console games. Coupled with Nintendo’s special quota, this studio has become the premier console in North America. game company.

The integration of ea, the main PC game, and Blizzard, the main console game, can also complement each other to a certain extent.

Nancy continued to discuss other details about the acquisition of ea with Simon. The little executive finally closed his memo and asked about another thing: "So, Simon, what about Blockbuster, what are you going to do? do?"

Simon shook his head slightly, and said, "The current market value of Blockbuster, we should not be able to afford it."

Compared to ea, which is only 1 billion, Blockbuster's recent market value has reached 5.3 billion US dollars.

Moreover, Simon can clearly feel that, under the careful management of the small children of senior management, the current Blockbuster is very different from the Blockbuster that blindly pursues expansion in his memory.

Now, it is no exaggeration to say that Blockbuster is the "Wal-Mart" of the video tape chain industry.

The reason why the Walton family was able to occupy five positions in the top ten of the rich list this year is mainly because Wal-Mart still maintains strong growth despite the economic downturn in the United States.

The fierce competition in the retail industry can only be seen in the various types of large and small supermarkets everywhere.

Wal-Mart's ability to stand out in such a Red Sea market is definitely not something ordinary people can do.

same.

For video tape chains, the threshold is even lower than that of supermarkets.

Now Blockbuster has also become the one that stands out in this industry.

The data analysis system and warehousing logistics system owned by Blockbuster are unmatched by other companies of the same type. The employees of Blockbuster also have a set of operating rules that are different from other chains of the same type.

Even the types of video tapes, placement rules, number of store employees, etc. of each Blockbuster chain store are all based on the company's increasingly sophisticated data analysis system to conduct repeated tests and demonstrations to make the best plan.

All of these have ultimately created Blockbuster's lowest cost and highest efficiency.

Blockbuster's customer satisfaction and other data also far exceed those of other companies in the industry.

At present, Blockbuster has more than 3,000 chain stores in North America and overseas markets such as the United Kingdom and Australia. However, this company does not show any tendency of inefficiency, bloated staff and other major corporate diseases.

In 1991, Blockbuster’s revenue will reach approximately US$2.3 billion, and its market share will increase from the initial 5% to the current 31%.

It is estimated that in the next two years, Blockbuster will be able to reach Simon's expected 50% market share in North America.

Even if Blockbuster invests most of its revenue in the company's expansion, the company's estimated net profit margin this year is expected to reach about 11%, which means a net profit of $250 million.

Daenerys Entertainment holds only 35% of Blockbuster’s shares. As usual, this company’s revenue will not be calculated in Daenerys Entertainment’s revenue data. Otherwise, Daenerys Entertainment will also Will become a giant with a revenue of tens of billions of dollars.

Because of the market value of more than US$5 billion and the company’s high vitality, most investors cannot easily sell Blockbuster stock, and Daenerys Entertainment can no longer come up with sufficient funds to acquire this company. .

In memory, Viacom, controlled by Sam Redstone, acquired Blockbuster with a huge sum of US$8 billion in 1993.

Now, although the market value of Blockbuster has just exceeded 5 billion US dollars, Simon believes that even if Redstone now makes a move, 8 billion US dollars will not be able to annex the company, and Daenerys Entertainment will never sell it.

Therefore, maintaining control of Blockbuster and its current 35% shareholding is the best choice for Daenerys Entertainment.

After talking to Nancy, Simon rushed to the post-production center on the first floor. "Wonder Woman" has recently been successfully completed and returned to North America to start the post-production.

Busy till five o'clock, get off work on time.

Back at the Manor at Du Mei Point, Janet had just returned home.

With the increase in the number of months of pregnancy, Janet's mood became more fickle, and she also showed obvious anxiety, but the woman did not leave behind what she should do.

Last time Sandra reminded about the baby party, Simon and Janet mentioned something.

Although she showed resistance to a certain little guy who was about to be born, the woman began to prepare for it seriously, and the party was scheduled for tomorrow noon.

There is no work arrangement on weekends, Simon prepares dinner personally, and Janet walks around the kitchen with a big belly, occasionally helping a little bit, and by the way Barabara talks about various trivialities.

Simon's cooking skills are only average, and a few well-trained girls are in charge of Janet's daily diet.

Such occasional cooking in person, what the two enjoy is actually just a feeling of being at home.

"Speaking of which, there will be a surprise tomorrow, guess what?"

Simon cut the carrot and followed the woman's tone and said, "Your parents will come over?"

Janet twisted a slice of Simon's sliced ​​carrot and chewed, "Of course not, but it's not far off, guess again."

Simon paused and said, "Will your aunt come over?"

Then he was hit.

Simon didn't hide, and smiled: "You let me guess."

"Well, my aunt will come tomorrow, but Pat and Sarah."

Patrick Johnston and Sara Keston.

Simon remembered the girl with the Latin "Devil in the World" tattooed on her shoulder, and smiled and asked, "What are they doing in Los Angeles?"

"Of course it is to visit my sister," Janet took it for granted, and then changed her tone, gloating, "In fact, the old man started to urge the marriage."

"Then, do they think they can escape by running here?"

"Should go to England."

The conversation between the two neglected the other person unconsciously.

After a few words, Janet sat down on the stool next to the kitchen counter, leaned on the kitchen counter with her arms propped on her face, and continued to watch Simon prepare for dinner. She was taken aback for a moment and said: "Simon, I don't want to have a baby anymore."

Simon knew that Janet really didn't like the feeling of having a big belly all day long, which was an obvious constraint for women who like to be free.

In this society, people at the top of the pyramid tend to have lower willingness to have children. To a large extent, there should be this reason.

Simon smiled and nodded, and said, "Then just give birth to this one."

Janet frowned again in distress, and said, "But how could the Westeros family only have one child, what if Moore did like Pat in the future?"

Now that it is certain that the baby will be called Melbourne in the future, Janet has also started to call the little one by his nickname.

Simon thinks about Patrick Johnston's personality, and he is also a little worried. When he pulled himself to the Pike family boxing ring, Simon still wants to beat the brother-in-law.

However, everything must follow Janet's tone first, and Simon said with a calm expression: "Then you will teach him well in the future."

"I don't want to care about it, I really want to throw him to Mom and Dad."

Simon continued to nod, "Well, it might be better for them to teach."

Janet looked at Simon and suddenly grunted.

Simon glanced at the rice porridge next to him, put in the carrot that had just been cut, and smiled: "What's wrong?"

"Do you want to have children with other women?"

"Yes."

"Come on, let me fight first."

Simon smiled and stretched out his hand, Janet patted the man's palm: "Asshole."

In fact, it's still a matter of female assistants.

After all, even the name has been booked, Seattle.

Melbourne.

Seattle.

The female assistant occasionally expressed her expectation when chatting with Simon, and it is best to have a girl.

It is nonsense to say that Westerners are not patriarchal.

Western women have only just gotten rid of their male vassal status for not many years.

It is precisely because of ‘light’ that the female assistant hopes to get a girl, which will save a lot of trouble.

As for Simon himself, he actually hopes to have more children, which is probably influenced by traditional ideas. Since he has created a huge family business, he certainly hopes to pass it on. This is an instinct based on the depths of human genes. .

Even if there are occasional thoughts of ‘whatever the flood after I die’, there are a few who can really do this.

However, if Janet is determined not to have any more children in the future, Simon will not force it.

One heir is enough.

And there will be at least two more.

As for having children with other other women, Simon never thought about it. On weekdays, he occasionally sleeps with other women and he pays great attention to contraceptive measures.

Simon knows very well that for the current self, once an illegitimate child appears, it will definitely be a very troublesome thing.

After all, there are few women who can be like female assistants who just want a child.

What's more, it's the kind of nugget girl that is common in the NBA circle. They give birth to a child and spend their lives carefree. They keep asking for the child's biological father. There are even NBA stars that fall into bankruptcy because they can't bear the burden of illegitimate children.

Now Simon certainly will not go bankrupt.

However, if this kind of thing happens, the result is likely to be all over.

Janet still held her chin, seemed to consider it for a moment, and said: "Actually, I recently consulted with the doctor about something."

"what?"

"About surrogacy."

Simon suddenly gave birth to some resistance, just as he had resisted IVF.

In the end, the mother conceived the child herself.

Surrogacy often involves some ethical issues.

Even if he is fully prepared for the law in advance, Simon can't help but wonder, in the case of surrogacy, who should the future mother of a little guy be?

In my memory, there are indeed many rich and famous people who choose surrogacy because of their age, etc., but for Simon, there is still a lot of hidden danger in this matter.

After all, it was because of Simon's current identity.

He is not just an ordinary rich man, but the richest super rich man on the rich list.

Who can predict that after a woman helps a surrogate give birth to a child, she won't be bothered by her identity.

In his bones, Simon has never believed in people's hearts.