Rebirth of the Powerful

Chapter 410 Paramount in trouble

When he walked out of the elegant coffee shop with Hu Shuwen and George Soros, there was a slight drizzle in the gloomy sky. However, the bad weather did not affect Soros' mood. On the contrary, he was extremely relaxed and peaceful at this time. Pleasure, the short meeting with this oriental teenager dispelled his worries for a week, and made it clear what the Quantum Fund should do in the next step.

At the entrance of the cafe where the flowerbeds on both sides were full of purple tulips, Soros and Xia Xiaoluo Hu Shuwen shook hands and said goodbye, holding a black umbrella lent to him by the cafe and disappearing into the rain curtain.

"He's really a weirdo." Xia Xiaoluo was a little dazed looking at Soros' stubborn back. "He is known as a financial devil. On the one hand, he is a shrewd businessman who is mercenary. On other occasions, he is a defender of an open society and a generous philanthropist. In fact, who can really walk into his heart? And. "Xia Xiaoluo thought of Soros being misunderstood by the world, and was a little inexplicably sad as if the rabbit died and the fox was sad and hurt others, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. "A less successful philosopher."

"At least, you understand him. You didn't realize that when you said that your actions came from his reflexive theory. At that time, how delighted was his gaze?" Hu Shuwen stood holding a black umbrella while Xia Xiaoluo Beside him, he also looked at the tall body of Soros striding forward in the rain. "With you talking to him like this, he might not feel so lonely." A smile appeared on the corner of Hu Shuwen's mouth. "Perhaps, you two can become year-end friends?"

"The reason why he became an investment crocodile that frightens the world is because he sees farther. How can I have the right to stand with him?" Xia Xiaoluo scratched her head with a wry smile, with a hint of loneliness in her tone .

Xia Xiaoluo has been frivolous and arrogant, especially in the face of Lin Changge, Shen Linfeng and other powerful dignitaries, Huaxia Economic Development Corporation's state-owned securities companies that exploit shareholders, and those low-level self-righteous entrepreneurs. Sometimes, only by being more arrogant and frivolous than them can you dispel your anger.However, in the face of the real strong, those who rely on their own ability and vision to gain benefits in this world, he has always respected them.

The effect of the meeting with Soros exceeded Hu Shuwen and Xia Xiaoluo's expectations. They did not expect Xia Xiaoluo to persuade Soros so quickly.The re-entry of Soros and his followers is bound to strengthen the power of international speculators who are bearish on the pound, and the Bank of England will undoubtedly raise the white flag faster.

Hu Shuwen did not participate in Xia Xiaoluo's business activities in the next few days. After all, shorting the British pound is a major event involving tens of billions of dollars. The sisters like the cross talk in the small theater, the Northeast Errenzhuan, and of course, the opera in the Golden Hall of Vienna. Drinking Blue Mountain Coffee does not delay eating stewed fire. She has a complex temperament perfectly combined with a modern business woman, but she doesn't know much about Hollywood.

And Eric has a lot of business and legal experience, has a lawyer's license, and is a native American resident. Before Xiaoluo went to the United States, he also made a lot of effort in the entertainment industry, so the arrangements for these activities are all made by He takes full responsibility.

Hu Shuwen has withdrawn one billion U.S. dollars from Tianxia Group's account in the 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 so that Yu Xia Xiaoluo started business activities.

Leaving Wall Street and Rockefeller Center, Xia Xiaoluo took Chu Xiuhan, the two bodyguards of Blade Thunder, and Qu Xiaoyuan to Hollywood on the west coast of the United States by plane.

Hollywood—"Hollywood" is synonymous with the American film industry. She is the "movie capital" of the United States and the world. "The original meaning is the mountains and forests, here is surrounded by mountains and rivers, the scenery is beautiful, 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 anti-urbanization in the United States, a large number of residents of eastern cities migrated to the vast sunshine zone in the northwest. Luxury villas were built on the hills of Hollywood, almost all of which were owned by big names in the film industry. .

In China, "there is a family in the depths of the white clouds", and the "family" here is just a farmer in the mountains; in Hollywood, the deeper the house is, the more luxurious and high-end it is, and only the big names can afford it.

At this time, a black commercial vehicle flashed by on a winding mountain road surrounded by dense forests on the Hollywood Hills.

The car window was slid down by a teenager. He poked his head out and greedily took a breath of the cool mountain air. His calm eyes stayed on the landmarks of Hollywood—the large white characters "hollywood" for less than a second, and then returned to the car window. Turn your gaze to the folder in your hand.

The first stop of Xia Xiaoluo and his party was to meet Martin Davis, the boss of Gulf Western Industries, the parent company of Paramount.Beside him, Eric was patiently reporting on the situation of Paramount and Martin Davis in English.

"Paramount Pictures was founded in 1912. It is well known for its symbol of stars surrounded by snow-capped mountains. In fact, it is very appropriate to use mountains as a metaphor for Paramount's position in the film industry. In the first 30 years of its establishment, this This company has been sitting on the throne of Hollywood hegemony with many stars, high-quality movies and theater chains all over the United States."

"In the 60s, Paramount was behind the times, because Adolf Chukor, who was still in power, was in his 80s, and the company was woefully incapable of understanding what a new generation of audiences wanted to see. By 1966, the company had fallen behind. In the hands of Gulf Western Industries, the Chukor era officially came to an end. Although the new president Robert Evans is an unknown person in the film industry, he is good at dancing. Under his auspices, Paramount produced "Love Story", "Chinatown ” and “The Godfather,” such commercially successful title cards, have been revived.”

"In 1976, Barry Diller, who was born in the television industry, appeared on the stage. His two assistants, Michael Eisner and Jeffrey Katzenberg, later became big names in the film industry. This trio brought Paramount Back to the top of Hollywood. However, Barry Diller's ideal was to build a new television network, and Martin Davis, the boss of the parent company Gulf West, had no intention of attempting such an adventure. In 1984, Barry Diller finally found a soulmate That is, Rupert Murdoch, the Australian media tycoon who just took over [-]th Century Fox, went to work on his Fourth Television Network, and then, Michael Eisner and Jeffrey Katzenberg were also poached by Disney.”

Eric frowned, and ### licked the big beard on his jaw.The blue eyes flickered.Said: "For a period of time after that, due to Martin Davis' decision-making mistakes and the loss of talents, Paramount was in a low ebb period. I think, Mr. Xia, we came at the right time."

It has to be said that Xia Xiaoluo was very lucky. The moment he arrived in Hollywood coincided with Paramount's lowest period.If it weren't for the company's deteriorating situation, Martin Davis would never be interested in discussing cooperation with an inexplicable Oriental.

Yes, cooperation, an oriental person who came out of nowhere, it is said to be a Chinese person, entrusted the executive director of a hedge fund of an unknown god's hand to make an appointment three days in advance Mr. Martin Davis, said Want to discuss cooperation matters.

Martin Davis's first thought was to refuse, but unfortunately, Paramount Pictures' deteriorating report made him hesitate. Why didn't he listen to the idea of ​​the Oriental?It's a waste of a few minutes at most.So Martin Davis decided to take a few minutes to meet the visitors from Hong Kong and hear what plans they had.In fact, Martin has long had the idea of ​​changing hands of Paramount, but his asking price is too high, and no one is willing to pay this price at present.If the Orientals can bring Paramount a good turnaround, it will be a good thing for Paramount to sell in the future, won't it?

It is located in the Hollywood Hills, in a manor at an altitude of 400 meters, in the small restaurant on the second floor.Martin Davis wore a silk nightgown, cut seven-year-old venison with a silver knife and fork, and ate an exquisite breakfast.

"Judy, if there is an oriental named Xia Xiaoluo who comes to me, you can bring him in directly." Put a piece from the fork into your mouth and chew vigorously, and said to his personal butler.The housekeeper nodded, and retreated respectfully.

If it was other distinguished guests, he might be in the living room on the first floor, wearing a black suit, shining his leather shoes, and polishing his hair meticulously with pomade. But, for this kind of unknown little person, forget it, If business decorum were to be maintained at all times, Martin Davis thought he would be exhausted.

The authoritative psychologist Mihaly once said that the so-called enjoyment is the non-daily and unnecessary things.Martin Davis absolutely agrees with this sentence.The purpose of striving is to enjoy, to do non-routine and non-essential things, such as meeting business partners in nightgowns.

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 there was no point in continuing to hold the company. As for the movie business, he is just a businessman, a successful businessman who pursues the maximum profit. 20 billion US dollars, Martin Davis re-set a price, this is his reserve price, at least 20 billion US dollars to sell this world-renowned film company.

"Duh, duh."

There was a knock on the door, and Judy, the personal butler, pushed the door open: "Mr. Martin, Mr. Xia Xiaoluo has arrived."

"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. The one who walks in the front is a boy with yellow skin. He looks to be only seventeen or eighteen years old at most. His slender eyes, bright pupils, and a faint confident smile hang from the corner of his mouth, which makes him feel very happy. Martin froze for a moment.

However, behind him is an oriental beauty whose age cannot be seen.Even with a Westerner's aesthetic vision, Martin Davis, who has seen countless Hollywood actresses, still finds the beauties in front of his eyes bright, so he can't help but take a few more glances.Martin's eyes flicked past the boy and lingered on the beautiful woman.

Finally, he set his sights on the white man in his 40s.I wondered, didn't Xia Xiaoluo come from China?Why is it an American, is it a Chinese American?

Eric took a few steps forward: "Mr. Martin Davis, nice to meet you."