When he walked out of the elegant coffee shop with Hu Shuwen and George Soros, drizzle fell from the gloomy sky. However, the bad weather did not affect Soros's mood. On the contrary, he was extremely relaxed and peaceful at this time.
Pleasantly, the brief meeting with this Oriental boy made his worries disappear for a week, and it also made it clear what the next step for the Quantum Fund should be.
At the entrance of the cafe with purple tulips growing on both sides of the flowerbed, Soros shook hands with Xia Xiaoluo and Hu Shuwen and said goodbye, then disappeared under the rain curtain holding a black umbrella lent to him by the cafe.
"He is really a weirdo." Xia Xiaoluo looked at Soros's stubborn back and was slightly stunned. "He is known as a financial devil. On the one hand, he is a shrewd businessman who is only interested in profit. On other occasions, he is a defender of open society.
generous
A philanthropist, in fact, who can really get into his heart? And..." Xia Xiaoluo thought of Soros being misunderstood by the world, and felt a little inexplicable sadness like a rabbit dying and a fox grieving for its own kind, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. "A
The Less Successful Philosopher.”
"At least, you understand him. Didn't you realize that when you said that your actions came from his reflexive theory, his eyes were so happy at that time?" Hu Shuwen stood with Xia Xiaoluo holding a black umbrella.
Next to him, he looked at the tall body of Soros who was striding forward in the rain. "With you talking to him like this, he may feel less lonely." A smile appeared at the corner of Hu Shuwen's mouth. "Perhaps, you can become a year-end friend.
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"The reason why he became an investment giant that scares the world is because he sees further. How am I qualified to stand with him?" Xia Xiaoluo smiled bitterly and scratched his head, with a hint of loneliness in his tone.
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Xia Xiaoluo has been frivolous and arrogant, especially when faced with domineering dignitaries such as Lin Changge and Shen Linfeng, the state-owned securities companies of China Economic Development Corporation that exploited shareholders, and those unscrupulous and self-righteous entrepreneurs.
Sometimes, he can only dispel his anger by being more arrogant and frivolous than them. However, when faced with the truly strong, those who rely on their own abilities and vision to gain benefits in this world, he has always respected them.
The effect of the meeting with Soros was beyond the expectations of Hu Shuwen and Xia Xiaoluo. They did not expect that Xia Xiaoluo could convince Soros so quickly. The re-entry of Soros and his followers will inevitably strengthen the bearishness
With the power of these international speculators in the pound, the Bank of England will undoubtedly raise the white flag sooner.
Hu Shuwen did not participate in Xia Xiaoluo's business activities in the next few days. After all, shorting the pound was a major event involving tens of billions of dollars, and Hu Shuwen did not dare to neglect it at all; secondly, she was not professional in the film and television entertainment industry.
What the sisters like is the cross talk in the small theater. I like it.
The most popular one is the northeast duo, and of course, the opera at the Golden Hall in Vienna. Drinking Blue Mountain coffee without delaying braised braised pork. The whole body exudes the complex temperament of a Beijing heroine who is not stingy and a modern business woman.
However, she doesn't know much about Hollywood.
Eric has rich business and legal experience, has a lawyer's license, and is a native American resident. Before Xiao Luo went to the United States, he also worked hard in the entertainment industry, so these activities were arranged by
He is fully responsible.
Hu Shuwen has already withdrawn one billion US dollars from Tianxia Group's account in a Swiss bank. According to Xia Xiaoluo's request, he established a film and television venture capital company called "Strong Culture" and asked the Swiss bank to issue a credit certificate.
Yu Xia Xiaoluo started business activities.
After leaving Wall Street and Rockefeller Center, Xia Xiaoluo took two bodyguards, Chu Xiuhan, Blade Thunder, and Qu Xiaoyuan, and took a plane to Hollywood on the west coast of the United States.
Hollywood - "Hollywood" is synonymous with the American film industry. It is the "film capital" of the United States and even the world. It is located northwest of downtown Los Angeles. In the early 20th century, film producers took a fancy to the beautiful mountain scenery here, and "Hollywood"
"The original meaning is mountains and forests. It is surrounded by mountains and rivers and has beautiful scenery. The white ice and snow on the mountains and the tropical coconut trees on the west coast complement each other.
In the 1980s, taking advantage of the wave of counter-urbanization in the United States, a large number of residents from eastern cities moved to the vast sunshine belt of the northwest. Luxurious villas were built one after another in the hills of Hollywood. Almost all of these villas were owned by big names in the film industry.
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In China, "there are families deep in the white clouds", and the "people" here are just farmers in the mountains; in Hollywood, the deeper the forest, the higher the mountains, the more luxurious and high-end the houses, and only the big names can afford them.
At this time, on a winding road in the Hollywood Hills surrounded by dense woods, a black commercial vehicle flashed past.
A young man slid down the car window. He stuck his head out and took a greedy breath of the cool mountain air. His calm eyes stopped for less than a second at the big white letters "Hollywood", the landmark of Hollywood.
Turn your attention to the folder in your hand.
The first stop for Xia Xiaoluo and his party was to meet Martin Davis, the boss of Paramount's parent company, Gulf Western Industries. Beside him, Eric was patiently speaking in English about Paramount and Martin Davis.
Report on the situation.
"Paramount Pictures was founded in 1912 and is well-known for its logo of stars surrounding snow-capped mountains. In fact, it is very appropriate to use mountains to compare Paramount's position in the film industry. In the first thirty years of its establishment,
With its many stars, high-quality films and chain theaters across the United States, this company has always been the dominant player in Hollywood."
"In the 1960s, Paramount was already behind the times, because Adolf Zukol, who was still in charge, was in his 80s, and the company was woefully unable to understand what movies a new generation of viewers wanted to see. By 1966,
The company fell into the hands of Gulf Western Industries,
The Chukor era has officially come to an end. Although the new president Robert Evans is an unknown person in the film industry, he is very good at dancing. Under his auspices, Paramount produced "Love Story", "Chinatown" and "The Godfather", which are so popular in the film industry.
A business card with great commercial success and restored vitality."
"In 1976, Barry Diller, who was born in the television industry, came on the scene. His two assistants, Michael Eisner and Jeffrey Katzenberg, later became big names in the film industry. This trio turned Paramount into
brought back to the top of Hollywood. However, Barry Diller's ideal was to build a new television network, and his mother-in-law
Martin Davis, the boss of Gulf Western, had no intention of trying such an adventure. In 1984, Barry Diller finally found his soulmate, the Australian media tycoon Rupert Murdoch, who had just taken over 20th Century Fox, to be his fourth director.
network, and then Michael Eisner and Jeffrey Katzenberg were poached by Disney."
Eric frowned and ### licked the beard on his chin. His blue eyes flashed and he said: "For a period of time since then, due to Martin Davis's decision-making errors and the loss of talent, Para
It was a low ebb period. I think, Mr. Xia, we came at the right time."
It must be said that Xia Xiaoluo was very lucky. When he came to Hollywood, it was the lowest period of Paramount. If it were not for the deteriorating situation of the company, Martin Davis would never be interested in working with him.
An incomprehensible orientalist talks about cooperation.
Yes, cooperation, an Easterner who came out of nowhere, said to be Chinese, entrusted an unknown Hand of God to the executive director of a hedge fund, made an appointment three days in advance, Mr. Martin Davis, said
I want to discuss cooperation matters.
Martin Davis's first thought was to refuse. Unfortunately, Paramount Pictures's deteriorating financial statements made him hesitate. Why not listen to the Oriental's ideas? It would only be a waste of a few minutes at most. So Martin Davis
Si decided to spare a few minutes to meet with the visitors from Hong Kong and hear what plans they had. In fact, Martin had already had the idea of selling Paramount, but his asking price was too high, and no one was willing to offer it at the moment.
Price. If Oriental can bring a good turnaround to Paramount, it will also be a good thing for selling Paramount in the future, right?
Located in the Hollywood Hills, in a manor 400 meters above sea level, in the small restaurant on the second floor. Martin Davis was wearing a silk nightgown, cutting seven-year-old venison with a silver knife and fork, and eating exquisite
breakfast.
"Judy, if an Oriental named Xia Xiaoluo comes to see me, you can bring him in directly." He took a piece with a fork, put it in his mouth, chewed hard, and said to his personal butler. The butler ordered.
He nodded and bowed out respectfully.
If it were other distinguished guests, he might be in the living room on the first floor, wearing a black suit, polishing his leather shoes, and having his hair meticulously waxed, but for such an unknown little person, forget it.
If he had to maintain business etiquette at all times, Martin Davis thinks he would be exhausted.
The authoritative psychologist Mihaly once said that the so-called enjoyment refers to non-daily and non-necessary things. Martin Davis absolutely agrees with this statement. The purpose of striving is to enjoy and to do non-daily and unnecessary things.
Non-essential things, such as meeting business partners in your nightgown.
After taking a sip of milk, Martin Davis glanced at the operating report for the first half of the year. Martin Davis frowned. It seemed that it didn't make much sense to continue to hold this company. He was not excited about the so-called
In the film business, he is just a businessman, a successful businessman, a businessman who pursues profit maximization. At US$2 billion, Martin Davis re-set a price, which is his base price, at least US$2 billion to sell this world-famous movie studio.
film company.
"Duh, duh."
There was a knock on the door, and the personal housekeeper Judy opened the door: "Mr. Martin, Mr. Xia Xiaoluo is here."
"Come in!" Martin looked at his watch. It was exactly nine o'clock. It seemed that Xia Xiaoluo was very punctual.
This is a weird combination. Walking in the front is a yellow-skinned boy who looks to be only seventeen or eighteen years old at most. His slender eyes, bright eyes, and a faint confident smile hanging on the corner of his mouth make
Martin was slightly startled.
However, behind him is an oriental beauty whose age cannot be discerned. Even with a Western aesthetic vision, Martin Davis, who has seen countless Hollywood female stars, still feels that the beauty in front of him is so eye-catching that he can't help but look forward to it.
Take a few glances. Martin's eyes flicked past the boy and rested on the beautiful woman.
Finally, his eyes focused on the white man about forty years old. He was wondering, isn't it said that Xia Xiaoluo is Chinese? Why is he American? Could it be that he is an American from China?
Eric took a few steps forward: "Mr. Martin Davis, nice to meet you."