William knew what Stark said was right. MP3 is not the only decoding format on the market. The flac format may appear soon, and he does not have the underlying core patent. It is not that easy to produce it.
This is also the reason why he has never produced finished players by himself. As long as he wants to produce finished players,
Those companies that own the underlying core patents will definitely take a big bite out of him. Instead of doing this, it is better to exchange MP3, a technology that will only be brilliant for a few years, for some valuable shares.
I want shares of Stark. The conditions are the same as what we discussed before. I can give you the voting rights.
It is not that William has no intentions for the companies that appeared in his previous life, but in special times he did not dare to mention those companies, so he could only focus on the companies in Marvel.
And Stark Group is the best choice, at least in the next 8 years. Thinking that Stark's market value will be worth trillions of dollars in the future, William is very excited. Stark Group in this period
The current market value is only about US$10 million.
Stark, who is so optimistic about me, an arms dealer, narrowed his eyes and asked,
Of course, you are Tony Stark. If you don't invest, you will invest in someone else. Moreover, your connections in the United States can help people like me who suddenly become rich avoid a lot of trouble.
You just won a lot of money from me. Do you think I will help you?
Hehe, I don't know if you will help, but at least you won't want me to die. William smiled and narrowed his eyes and asked, "Do you want me to die? Mr. Stark."
Is this world so dangerous? You are a rich man. William's words surprised Stark. Looking at William with danger signals in his eyes, Stark was shocked. Did this little guy approach him to find safety?
If William hears this, Stark will definitely spit in his face. If he is looking for safety, he will not find you. You are the most dangerous person around you. If it weren't for money and the influence of the Stark Group,
The devil is plotting against you.
Haha, you are Tony Stark, and your father is Howard Stark. Of course you don’t think that anyone will put their ideas on your head.
I'm different. Six months ago, I was a poor boy struggling for 200 pounds. But now, how much danger I have will be with the amount of money I have. Perhaps you will understand my current anxiety only after you experience the danger yourself.
Ha, how could I be in danger? Stark laughed, as if he had heard the funniest thing. Okay, let’s get down to business. Stop wasting my time. How much do you want to bid?
4 shares.
4 billion? Are you crazy about money? You want to sell a non-exclusive technology for 4 billion? Stark shook his head, I will give you 2 at most, and there will be no negotiation for more.
Not only do I have patents, but I also have a mature player that can be produced immediately. Think about how much the hot sales of music players can increase the stock price. Stark, stock price is the most important in this period. How about you give me cash?
OK.
Only fools would buy in cash during this stock market crash. Wouldn't it be nice to keep the money in your own hands? 3. This is the last bid, otherwise forget it.
In fact, as long as I hand over my voting rights to you, the more shares I get, the greater the benefit will be to you. Think about it, with my shares, your voting rights have exceeded the critical line of 33.
Haha Stark rolled his eyes. If he hadn't thought of this earlier, he wouldn't have agreed to the share acquisition.
Well, 3 billion means 3 billion. William doesn’t have much expectations for the prospect of keeping MP3s in his hands. It would be good to have a few billion, and he would have to put in a lot of energy to take care of this.
Projects that may not be profitable for many years are different in the hands of large companies.
Thinking that the 3 billion would turn into 30 billion US dollars in the future, William thought that he had not suffered a loss, and at this time, money was not the main thing for him, social status was. Adding the previous 4, William had 7 in his hands.
shares of the Stark Group, and they are shares with the same rights as Tony Stark, so there is no risk of dilution.
William felt happy thinking about this and shook hands with Stark.
Stark thought that although his shares were reduced, his control rights were not reduced, but increased, and as long as the player could sell well, his net worth would also rise after the stock price increased.
He was not so repelled by William taking 7's shares, and he happily drank with the two of them under the congratulations of Old Smith.
After the serious talk, the three of them drank whiskey and smoked cigars.
As he spoke, Old Smith's men knocked on the door, came in and handed Old Smith a document bag, and Old Smith waved his men out.
After opening it and looking at it, he took out a few photos and put them on the table and asked William: Do you mind telling me what happened at Caesar's Palace just now? I'm very curious about how you can be interested in a liar and a con man. Just now you even killed yourself for them.
I don’t even care about the whiskey I like.
William did not answer Old Smith's question, but looked at Old Smith and asked Mr. Smith, you are a landowner in Las Vegas, can I ask you an unfriendly question?
Unfriendly question? Old Smith didn't know what question William would ask. He shook his head, "I can't guess. You'd better say it directly."
If Caesars Palace suddenly lost hundreds of millions of dollars in cash, would your stock price plummet the next day?
Of course it will, Old Smith patted the armrest of the chair, William, did you get any news? Will it be my Caesar's Palace?
After hearing this kind of news, Old Smith was still so calm. He is indeed a man who is used to big storms. Don't worry, Mr. Smith, it has nothing to do with your Caesar Palace.
Haha, that's good. Doesn't that mean someone is going to be unlucky? Old Smith took a sip of whiskey and said: Who?
William didn't hesitate and said directly: Beauty Hotel.
That guy Terry Benedick? I didn’t expect anyone to dare to take advantage of him. No one has ever appeared in Las Vegas who can steal a dime from our pockets. William, can you be sure you know the ones?
Can anyone really take money away from Terry Benedick?
William thought for a while and said: I don't know about this, but from some information I got, these people have the possibility of success. Terry Benedick has a very bad habit, which changes the probability of success.
Very high.
What bad habits? William's words made Smith very puzzled. He recalled: In my impression, Terry Benedick was a very cautious and serious person. He managed the Beauty Hotel in an orderly manner.
It only took him ten years to go from owning one hotel to three hotels, and even MGM was acquired by him.
He is just too strict. Terry Benedick is a man who cares about everything. He even rushes to do the work of his subordinates. Mr. Smith, you only need to think about it carefully to understand whether the staff at the Belle Hotel are all careless in their work.
, perfunctory.
After hearing this, Smith thought about it carefully and found that what William said seemed to be true. So our chance has come?
William looked at Stark and Smith, whose eyes lit up. Yes, our opportunity has come.
Becoming the richest man in the film and television world
Becoming the richest man in the film and television world