It is said that when Yi Feiyang heard the word Lehman Bank, he couldn't help but feel moved. Because in his memory, this bank is very famous. Of course, the reason why it is famous is not because of how great it is, on the contrary, because of its
In his previous life, he suddenly declared bankruptcy, causing a financial turmoil throughout the world.
"Welsh, let's focus on the situation of Lehman Bank." Yi Feiyang said with a smile.
Seeing Yi Feiyang's interest, Wales immediately became excited.
"Okay, boss! As far as I know from my research, this bank has a history of nearly 150 years. It is controlled by Lehman Brothers and is headquartered in New York. It also has regional headquarters in London, England and Tokyo, Japan. The company's main business is divided into
Three major parts: capital markets business, investment banking business and investment management business. However, in recent years, the company has invested heavily in the overheated real estate market, used large amounts of borrowing to increase returns, and was later than other companies to recognize the losses that occurred.
, and did not seize the time to raise funds when investment went wrong. Therefore, there were internal rumors that the company was actively looking for interested buyers..." Wales told the internal situation of Lehman Bank in great detail. As expected of a paparazzi, it can be said that intelligence
The grasp is very accurate.
"Especially in the recent period, it is said that many domestic companies that borrowed money have declared bankruptcy. The huge sums lent by the banks have not been recovered, and the entire bank capital chain has been in big trouble. The boss of Lehman has already found the U.S. Central Bank, hoping that they
Can help tide over the difficulties..."
Yi Feiyang laughed, no wonder the U.S. central bank was indifferent when Lehman went bankrupt in his previous life, and even refused to give him the last straw. It turned out that Lehman had already caused the central bank a huge headache before, and if he continued to help, he would probably be dragged into the water.
"In short, this bank's business strategy is very problematic. In particular, the bank's top management did not find ways to improve the company's operating conditions, but instead tried their best to benefit from the public and private interests to enrich their own pockets. It is said that even a small department head can buy it in one go.
A villa in Manhattan…”
After Wales patiently and meticulously explained what he knew, Yi Feiyang let out a long sigh and said, "It seems that no matter how big a company is, there are moths. As long as the management is slightly poor, it will collapse!"
The reason why Yi Feiyang lamented like this stems from the financial crisis caused by the bankruptcy of Lehman in his previous life. At that time, no one would have thought that such a reputable old brand bank would collapse at once. It seems that the mainland central bank still holds the bank after it was affected.
Bank's $50 million bond.
In fact, whether you are running a bank or filming a movie, the principle is the same. You must have good talent management. Without talent, no matter how famous the bank is, it will collapse. But with talent, even a humble small company
It can also soar into the sky.
"Welsh, find a way to acquire "USA Today" from Lehman Bank. In addition, you are responsible for providing information and shorting Lehman Bank with Alex, the director of our company's investment department. Remember, it is long-term shorting. At least four
Years! Well, even big companies related to Lehman Bank are shorting their stocks. As long as we can survive four years, we will be rich!"
Yi Feiyang's words immediately stunned Wales. He might not have thought that Yi Feiyang would have such a whimsical idea to acquire other people's magazines and short their stocks at the same time, as if he wanted them to go bankrupt. Although he said Lehman
It's not managed well, but it's not said that it will go bankrupt. If you continue to be short-selling like this, don't you have to pay to your death?!
In fact, in the eyes of Wales, including others here, they do not think that Lehman Bank will collapse. Instead, they think that Yi Feiyang is just fooling around, shorting Lehman, and has nowhere to spend his money.
"Boss, there is no problem in acquiring USA Today, but is it necessary to short Lehman's stock for a long time?" Wales asked.
"You are wrong, Wales. The reason why I am not optimistic about Lehman Bank is not because of what you just said, but because before a building collapses, there will definitely be cracks. What I see are cracks!" Yi Feiyang laughed!
Got up.
"Then boss, let me try." Wales nodded.
"It's not about trying, it's about succeeding. I believe in you. You are as ambitious as me, so let's work hard together!" Yi Feiyang said confidently.
That night, Yi Feiyang and the others held a meeting very late, discussing many things bit by bit. Since the establishment of Dream Entertainment, there has never been such a meeting to adjust the overall business.
On the one hand, this meeting made the people of Dream Entertainment feel heavy. On the other hand, it made them all confident. After all, through this meeting, they saw the strength of Dream Entertainment and the promising future planned by the company.
prospect.
Specifically, Fantasy Entertainment has to climb three mountains.
Fight with MGM!
Fight with Colombia!
Fight with Cameron!
In the words of Fat Jack, "Son of bitches, they all have their heads on their shoulders, so who is afraid of whom?"
This meeting is extremely important for Fantasy Entertainment. It has almost become a symbol, a symbol of the beginning of a formal fight against the powerful forces of Hollywood.
Some time after this meeting, the United States was still very lively. On the one hand, the people and the media were still discussing the result that the movie "Lust, Caution" could exceed one billion. Yi Feiyang defeated Spielberg.
Later, the next opponent, or rather the last opponent, Cameron, became a topic that all the media talked about.
Yi Feiyang and Cameron!
A god of miracles!
Keep creating miracles!
A king of the world!
To this day, it is firmly at the top of the box office, unrivaled!
If these two people really fight, who will win and who will lose.
Afterwards, two pieces of news appeared in the media, which also attracted the attention of Americans.
The first news is that the "Entertainment New World" newspaper company controlled by Wales and "USA Today" magazine conducted negotiations and negotiations. Finally, under the instruction of the magazine's owner, Lehman Bank, the two companies agreed to Wales' acquisition plan.
The companies decided to jointly hold a press conference to reach the acquisition signing ceremony. From then on, "USA Today" will become a subsidiary of "Entertainment New World" newspaper company. And this has become a talking point in the entire Hollywood. It is known as a typical "
"Snake swallows the elephant". You must know that the scale and influence of "Entertainment New World" are simply not comparable to "USA Today". It has become something that no one can believe when a small company annexes a large company.
Logically speaking, Lehman Bank, the owner of "USA Today", should not have sold its magazine company so casually. After all, the sales and influence of this magazine are still very good, but the results were shocking. Once the news was released,
It immediately attracted everyone's attention because it was related to Dream Entertainment, the holding company behind "Entertainment New World", and its leader, Yi Feiyang.
The acquisition of "USA Today" was also the first thing Wales did after becoming a newspaper tycoon. At the press conference, Wales also announced the news that the "Entertainment New World" newspaper company would invest one billion US dollars in
"USA Today" made every effort to develop this well-known magazine, and eventually the two newspapers and magazines merged into "Xintiandi Media Company".
Anyone who is familiar with the company "Entertainment New World" knows that the reason why this newspaper has flourished and Wales has become a newspaper giant is entirely due to the backing of Dream Entertainment. Dream Entertainment's selfless support has made this company a success.
Only in this way can Wales stand out among the many entertainment media. As a newspaper owner, Wales can become a newspaper tycoon.
Although everyone knows and understands the details, Wales's acquisition plan still caused an uproar in the entire media industry.
"A news and current affairs magazine with national influence is about to be born in the United States! This will not only become a highlight in the history of the American newspaper industry, but also mark the beginning of the full-scale expansion of Dream Entertainment, the boss behind Xintiandi Media, into print media! This
It's a signal. An exciting signal!" In response to this incident, the "Washington Post" commented as follows.
Fantasy Entertainment's actions went far beyond that. Four days after acquiring "USA Today" in the name of "Entertainment New World", senior executives of the most famous BBC TV station in the UK also held a press conference. They said that they had sold 100% of the BBC TV station.
Twenty-five percent of the shares were given to Fantasy Entertainment.
In this way, Americans soon knew that Fantasy Entertainment was about to become the largest shareholder of Europe's most influential television broadcasting company.
In less than a week, these two major moves of Fantasy Entertainment shocked the top management of the United States. Whether it was the government, economic circles or media circles, they were all dumbfounded by these two moves of Fantasy Entertainment.
"Building a Media Empire---Dream of a Powerful Nation by Fantasy Entertainment!"---"The Wall Street Journal" simply used such a provocative title.
"As we all know, Fantasy Entertainment's most lethal weapon is their influence on public opinion and the media. Fantasy Entertainment's movies, to a certain extent, can influence the direction of the entire public opinion. We can see this from Yi Feiyang. He
The movie is simply a weapon that constantly creates topics and miracles!"
"In addition, if movie fans all over the world want to learn about movies and Hollywood trends, they will choose "New World of Entertainment". From Los Angeles to New York in the United States, countless movie fans are eagerly waiting for this gossip newspaper every week.
Waiting for their new revelations about Fantasy Entertainment and Yi Feiyang!"
"AMC TV station, the most promising cable television station in the United States, has become an instant hit by relying on quarterly TV series, and the newly created variety entertainment programs are directly aimed at free viewers, which is the first step to increase its radiation power.
Become the most influential media in the United States!"
"Now, Fantasy Entertainment has taken action again and acquired USA Today. We have reason to believe that this magazine will soon become the largest and most authoritative news and current affairs magazine in the United States! Not only that, but the BBC, the second largest broadcaster in the UK, is also
In their hands, an unprecedented media empire was born under Fantasy Entertainment! This empire covers almost all media categories from print media to radio and television to movies. Not only that, they have also gone beyond the United States
Representative of Europe’s top media!”
"I can't imagine the influence of this media empire! We can only say that in the future Fantasy Entertainment will no longer be the best target to be attacked by public opinion. Any opponents who try to challenge their authority in public opinion must carefully consider their counterattack
!”
Although this report by the Wall Street Journal went a bit too far in some places, everyone who has read their report can understand the meaning of this article.
Fantasy Entertainment’s move shocked the United States, in the eyes of many people. This is a statement made by Fantasy Entertainment since the end of last year’s Christmas season war. Regarding MGM’s stance on Colombia, its stance on gambling king Kerkorian, and its stance on Big Brother
Director Cameron's statement is: We are not afraid of anyone, as long as you have the guts, just come over!
"In the whole of Hollywood, I don't think anyone would be stupid enough to provoke Fantasy Entertainment or China Yi. If there really is such a person, I think he really doesn't want to survive in the entertainment industry." Filmed last year.
What Spielberg said to the media after losing "The Terminal" to Yi Feiyang soon appeared in the American media.
However, as the last major director that Yi Feiyang will challenge, James Cameron has never made any comments on this.
It was not until more than half a month later that this super director who showed off his power at the Oscars and called himself the "King of the World" came forward and issued a statement saying: "I must admit that the box office of "Lust, Caution" is indeed great. This movie
I've also seen the show. But I think people's evaluation of it is a bit exaggerated! Why do you say that? It's not because I'm jealous of China Yi or don't think highly of him. On the contrary, I think he is a genius, a rare director in Hollywood.
Genius. But because of this, his talent has been used too much in commercial films. We rarely see him shoot films that truly touch people's hearts! Please note that what I say here is truly touching people's hearts, not that
This kind of hypocrisy touches people..."
"There may be people here who object to my remarks. They will use "The Pursuit of Happiness" and "Lust, Caution" to refute me, thinking that China Yi has unique attainments in the field of film art. Then I want to ask these dear friends
Friends, why has China Yi’s Dream Entertainment grown so much in just seven years? Why does his box office numbers continue to rise? You are not an insider, so of course you won’t understand the mystery. What is the mystery? I can
I tell you very responsibly. That is business! Specifically, it is film commercialization! In this field, we have to admire China's talent of turning stone into gold, just like many people have to admire Spielberg's ability to direct "Happiness"
It’s like a warm movie like “The Terminal”.”
"Therefore, between China Yi and Spielberg, I admire Spielberg more because he is a conscientious filmmaker and his movies can bring us positive energy! As for China Yi, he
What did it bring? The "sequin" in "Lust, Caution", or the violence in "Iron Man"? Or the hypocrisy in "The Pursuit of Happiness"?! No, to be precise, China Yi is a good director
, but he is just a good commercial director, a quick shooter who likes to take money from the audience's pockets. He has not done enough to contribute to Hollywood's real art films!"
As soon as Cameron's words came out, they immediately caused an uproar in Hollywood. Many people believed that this was the great director Cameron's declaration of challenge to Yi Feiyang's "chiluo" nudity, and also his contempt for the secularization and money-spending of his movies.
.
In this regard, many people blame Cameron, thinking that he is also a commercial director, and is the leader among commercial directors. Every movie he shoots has not won a lot of box office, and his movies convey bullshit positive energy.
For a moment, Cameron's fans and Yi Feiyang's fans started arguing loudly.
Cameron is a very manly man, and he stood up and told everyone directly that he is a commercial director, and he has never denied that he is secular enough, but he believes that his secularity is much better than the fake high-mindedness of Yi Feiyang. Use him
He said: "I just used special effects to fart loudly in Hollywood, unlike some people who fart while covering their pants! After farting, I boasted that not only did it not stink, but it also had a lot of meaning!"
After satirizing Yi Feiyang, Cameron directly used his trump card, "I now officially declare to challenge China Yi. The "Avatar" I filmed will challenge China Yi, challenge his reputation and box office!"
"Avatar" challenges China's Yi?!
For a moment, everyone was in an uproar.
Everyone knows that the "Avatar" that Cameron is filming claims to have a production cost of up to 200 million US dollars. It is a blockbuster among blockbusters. The preparation period from preparation to the start of filming is as long as three years, and the entire filming scale covers the world.
It has three continents and an astonishing number of filming locations. Therefore, it is known as the most powerful box office record in the future and has become the first blockbuster in Hollywood history!
In fact, this was true for the previous version of "Avatar". Not only did the global box office surpass "Titanic", it exceeded 1.9 billion and reached 2.7 billion US dollars. No one has broken such figures.
At this time, facing Cameron's formal declaration of war, Yi Feiyang remained silent.
The reason is that Yi Feiyang really doesn't know which movie he should use to compete with "Avatar". It seems that any movie will only serve as cannon fodder in front of this box office monster.
During this period, Yi Feiyang was very depressed and distressed. People who cared about him, such as Anne Hathaway, Jessica Alba, Gao Jiabao, Dures and others, all enlightened him and asked him to relax.
"This is just a trap set by Cameron because he is jealous of you. You don't have to pay too much attention to it, because you are already successful enough!"
"Yi, you need to have a good rest and don't think about anything. Yes, you have to have confidence in yourself. As for that Cameron, let him go to hell!"
"Art film or commercial film? As long as it does well at the box office, it's a good film! So don't listen to that Cameron nonsense, Yi, you just need to maintain this level!"
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On the surface, Yi Feiyang didn't care about the comfort from his friends, but in fact, he was extremely grateful.
At least, when you are depressed, you have these people to share your troubles with, right?!
