giants of the era

Chapter 299 Black~Godfather of Taoism!
The next night, Li Zetian went to Hollywood to attend the party of the big oilman M. Davis.

M. Davis is also the owner of the 20th Century Fox Film Company. Naturally, Hollywood stars and executives of the film company took part in this party.

The party was full of stars and beautiful women.

However, these beauties revolve around business tycoons.

In the eyes of ordinary people, celebrities are very glamorous and lofty, but among the rich, they are kneeling and singing conquest.

Li Zetian arrived relatively late, but the most powerful characters are always the last to appear.

The arrival of Li Zetian made the whole party quiet, and everyone turned their heads to look at him, showing shock.

"Haha, Mr. Li, I am really honored that you can participate in this party!" M. Davis said proudly and happily, you know, Li Zetian does not easily attend parties, he can attend M. Dai Weiss' party naturally made M. Davis look good!
Li Zetian smiled slightly, and said politely: "Since Mr. Davis has kindly invited you, how could I have the nerve to refuse it!"

Next, M. Davis enthusiastically brought Li Zetian to the center of the party. At this time, people around who thought they were dignified and qualified to talk to Li Zetian came forward to say hello.In fact, Li Zetian didn't know most of them at all. Since others greeted him with a smile, he smiled and nodded.

After exchanging pleasantries, M. Davis drank the wine and said to Li Zetian meaningfully: "Chronos Li, why don't we find a quiet place to chat?"

Li Zetian's heart moved, knowing that M. Davis would definitely talk to him about the 20th Century Fox Film Company, so he nodded and said, "Okay!"

Then, the two came to a room in the house.

M. Davis said straight to the point: "Mr. Li, I wonder if you are interested in 20th Century Fox Film Company?"

"The 20th Century Fox Film Company is one of the giants in Hollywood. How could I not be interested? However, I heard that News Corporation wants to acquire it, and the two companies have been negotiating for a long time. Seizing love?" Li Zetian said.

"Mr. Li, you are wrong to say that. How can you win love with a knife! 20th Century Fox Film Company has not reached any agreement with News Corporation, and the two parties are only preliminary contacts. What's more, this is a shopping mall, not a love scene .If Mr. Li wants to acquire 20th Century Fox Film Company, I welcome it!" M. Davis laughed.

Li Zetian laughed secretly in his heart, the snipe and the clam fight, and the fisherman wins, of course you are welcome.However, being able to buy the 20th Century Fox film company is indeed a big deal that can make money.Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch bought 20th Century Fox from M. Davis. He didn't make much adjustments to the film department, but he hired Barry Diller from Paramount Pictures to create Fox Sri Lanka Television Network.Movies and TV networks complement each other, and since then, 20th Century Fox has been booming!The Fox TV network finally became the fourth largest TV network in the United States after ABC, NBC, and CBS!
Li Zetian didn't intend to continue playing sloppy with him, but asked straightforwardly: "How much money does News Corporation plan to pay for the acquisition of 20th Century Fox Film Company? And what money do you plan to sell?"

M. Davis took a sip of his wine, thinking about how to make an offer.

"News Corporation spent $18 billion, but our offer was $20 billion!"

Li Zetian nodded secretly, the price is actually not expensive, but it is not too low either.If Disney hadn't had Li Zetian's intervention, its market value in its previous life would have been only over 30 billion.

M. Davis continued: "Mr. Li, this amount of money must be a drop in the bucket for you!"

Li Zetian chuckled lightly and said, "Mr. Davis was joking. US$20 billion is an astronomical figure. How could it be a drop in the bucket! However, I can buy 1th Century Fox for US$20 million more than News Corporation."

M. Davis said with a smile: "The 20th Century Fox film company deserves 20 billion US dollars, which is just right. If 1 million US dollars is missing, it would be inappropriate!"

Li Zetian couldn't help laughing and said: "M. Davis, according to what you said, if the company's name is changed to 21st Century Fox in the 21st century, wouldn't it be possible to buy it for 21 billion dollars?"

M. Davis laughed suddenly, picked up his glass and drank.

He thought that Li Zetian had hundreds of billions of dollars in assets and was rich and powerful, but he didn't expect that he would care about everything between [-] million and [-] million.

However, having said that, [-] million US dollars is also a huge amount of money!
Li Zetian also picked up his glass and drank, and then said leisurely: "If you agree to my terms, I can pay all the money in one lump sum. I think News Corporation will definitely not be able to pay that much money at once!"

M. Davis was slightly taken aback, and secretly said, "News Corporation really can't afford so much money, and it's impossible for banks to lend them so much money. It is inevitable to pay them in installments. Chronos Li is different, with strong financial resources. A one-time payment is naturally not a problem. In addition, making friends with News Corporation is far worse than making friends with Chronos Li!"

After thinking about it, M. Davis looked into Li Zetian's eyes and said with a smile: "Since Chronos Li is so sincere, then on behalf of all shareholders of 20th Century Fox Film Company, I accept your acquisition terms!"

After speaking, M. Davis stood up and stretched out his hand.Li Zetian also stood up, shook hands with him, and said, "Good!!"

After reaching a verbal agreement, both of them were very happy.

"Mr. Li, are you interested in oil business?" M. Davis asked with a smile.

Li Zetian was slightly taken aback, and asked in confusion, "What does Mr. Davis mean?"

"Haha, it's nothing, I just thought, if you are interested in the oil business, we can join forces! You have huge funds and connections, and I am very familiar with this industry. If we join forces, we can definitely build an oil empire!"

Li Zetian frowned. The oil industry is indeed very profitable, but his foundation was not stable before, so he didn't get involved. He just didn't want to touch the "cheese" of other consortiums, so as not to cause hostility.Now, although he has surpassed other consortiums economically, his political strength is still not as good as that of established consortiums.

M. Davis saw that Li Zetian was very hesitant, and knew in his heart that this matter would be difficult to achieve.He inadvertently made a gesture towards the outside, and soon, a woman with an oval face, big eyes, and long fluttering hair came over. Her skin was like snow, her figure was graceful, and her white and elastic long legs were full of sex appeal.

"Uncle Davis, Chronos Li, hello!" After she came over, she greeted the two of them very elegantly with a smile on her face.

When Li Zetian saw her, he was taken aback for a moment.

"Isn't she the 'Black Swan'?" Li Zetian thought to himself.

M. Davis smiled and introduced: "Mr. Li, this is Mark Rich's goddaughter Nikita Rich."

"Oh, Miss Nikita Rich, hello."

Rita Rich smiled and said, "Mr. Li, you're welcome, just call me Nikita."

M. Davis said: "Mark Rich is one of the major shareholders of 20th Century Fox Film Company, so Nikita is a producer in the company, and he is also a very good producer."

Li Zetian nodded, expressing his understanding. If he wants to acquire the 20th Century Fox Film Company, how can he not investigate the company's shareholder composition?Besides M. Davis, Li Zetian paid the most attention to Mark Rich.

Mark Rich is the most controversial businessman in the 20th century. He has created the highest tax evasion record in American history. He has been charged with 51 counts and can be sentenced to 325 years in prison; he has been wanted by the US Department of Justice for 17 years. He is one of the criminals, but he has been living a leisurely and luxurious life in Villa Rosa by Lake Lucerne, Switzerland. He runs his business empire with peace of mind, and is also closely related to secret agents, underworlds, and money laundering in various countries. The "Godfather" of the Mafiya organization (Mafiya), played an important role in the disintegration of the former Soviet Union, a super player in the arms and oil trade...and in 2001, Clinton signed an amnesty for him a few minutes before leaving office , people couldn't help but be amazed, saying, "Clinton is almost sworn brothers with criminals!"

However, what's even more amazing is that after the black~~ business fortune, Mark Rich hit the hook, the business was laundered, and he founded Glencore (Glencore), which grew into the largest company in history in 40 years. commodity empire.

Glencore is so large that it can even control the country; its network is as wide as the East India Company. In 2015, Glencore ranked tenth in the world's top [-] companies and has become the world's largest producer of minerals.In terms of achievements and structure, it far surpasses all players on Wall Street.

At this time, Li Zetian suddenly thought that M. Davis invited him to do oil business together. Could it be that Marvin Rich was behind it?

(End of this chapter)