Hollywood Director 1992.

Chapter 378 Forbes Rich List, Link's Latest Net Worth

The week after The Hollywood Reporter released its box office rankings, Forbes magazine published its 1996 list of the world's billionaires, the 400 richest Americans, and the list of Hollywood's highest-paid celebrities.

In the latest Forbes Global Billionaires List, Link's ranking has changed dramatically compared to last year.

According to Forbes, his assets consist of three parts: FlashGold Capital, GuessGuessFilm, and personal income.

BlinkGold Capital was founded more than three years ago, and its investments in recent years have mainly included projects in the internet, entertainment, real estate, and apparel sectors.

Its holdings include shares in listed companies and shares in unlisted companies.

上市公司主要有4.05%微软股份、2.85%思科股份、2.23%伯克希尔·哈撒韦公司、3.2%迪士尼、5.12%网景Netscape、12%苹果股份。

未上市公司有16家，包括15.2%猜猜看影业、18%LTD服装公司（维秘母公司）、95%漫威娱乐股份、15%UTA经纪公司、3.5%CAA经纪公司股份等。

Forbes values ​​FlashGold Capital at $66 billion, with Link owning 74.5% of the company.

Microsoft shares are valued at approximately US$25 billion.

Last year, Microsoft released its new generation operating system, Windows 95.

In the following year, Microsoft's stock rose from $22 to $68, and its market capitalization quickly exceeded $60 billion from over $30 billion, fluctuating between $50 billion and $80 billion.

In February 1996, Microsoft's market capitalization was $62 billion, and Flash Capital owned 4.05% of Microsoft's shares, worth approximately $25.1 billion.

Cisco Systems is ranked second.

Cisco Systems, Inc. currently has a market capitalization of $325 billion, an increase of approximately 80% compared to the same period last year.

Flash Capital's 2.85% stake in Cisco was valued at approximately $920 million in February.

Third on the list is Berkshire Hathaway, founded in 1956 by Warren Buffett, the "Oracle of Omaha," and which went public in 1988.

Last year, the company heavily invested in companies such as Coca-Cola, American Express, and Disney, increasing the share price from $28000 million per share to $32000 million per share.

Flash Capital owns approximately 15000 million shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock, worth about $4.8 million.

Disney ranked fourth. Last year, affected by Guess the Movies, Disney's market value dropped from 135 billion to around 100 billion.

According to Forbes magazine, Disney's market capitalization was $106 billion in February of this year.

Flash Capital's 3.2% stake in Disney is valued at approximately US$3.4 million.

Netscape is ranked fifth.

1995年8月9日网景公司上市，发行价28美元/股，首日收盘价58.25美元/股，市值约22亿美元。

Netscape's stock price soared after its IPO, with its market capitalization exceeding $50 billion at the end of last year and $60 billion at the beginning of this year, making it known as the "first internet stock".

Last year, Flash Capital owned a 15% stake in Netscape. Starting in December of last year, Flash Capital gradually sold 10% of its stake, earning approximately $1 billion in cash.

As of February, Netscape's market capitalization was approximately $62 billion, with the remaining 5% stake in Netscape valued at approximately $320 million.

Apple Inc. is ranked sixth.

Apple is currently facing a serious crisis.

Last year, Apple's Macintosh Performa series computers sold poorly, the Newton PDA handheld computer received a poor market response, and the operating system (System 7) lagged behind Microsoft Windows 95, causing its PC market share to plummet to 4%.

Apple's financial statements at the end of 1995 showed a loss of $8.16 million, which also led to a large number of layoffs, nearly 30%.

In January 1996, Apple stock was priced at $5.50 per share, with a market capitalization of $32 billion.

Flash Capital's 12.1% stake in Apple is valued at approximately $3.84 million.

Because Apple's stock price has fallen rapidly, Forbes magazine believes that the value of these shares will also shrink quickly, and that in the future, 12.1% of Apple's shares will be worth less than Disney and Netscape's shares, thus ranking it sixth.

The above are the shares of publicly traded companies under Flash Capital, with a total value of approximately US$49.5 billion.

The total value of the shares of the unlisted companies is approximately US$16.5 billion.

The most valuable item is the share in LTD Apparel Company. LTD's brands include The Limited (women's wear), Express, and Bath-Body Works.

In 94, the company acquired the lingerie brand Victoria's Secret for $1 million. At the end of last year, it launched the "Angels" lingerie show marketing campaign, which boosted the brand's influence.

LTD's market capitalization is growing rapidly, with its current share price fluctuating between $20 and $30 per share, and a market capitalization of approximately $48 billion.

The 18% stake in the company is worth approximately $8.64 million.

Second on the list is Guess What Pictures, with a 15.2% stake.

Wall Street currently values ​​the company at $28 billion, with a 15.2% stake worth approximately $4.25 million.

The remaining Marvel Entertainment, UTA Agency, CAA Agency, and other companies are valued at approximately $3.5 million.

FlashGold Capital has a total value of approximately $66 billion, and Link owns 74.5% of FlashGold Capital, which is valued at approximately $49 billion.
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Link's second asset is Guess the Movies.

He personally owns 33.3% of Guess the Movies, worth approximately $9.3 million.

The third part of the assets is Link's total income of approximately $3.5 million last year. This income includes Link's salary for filming several movies, box office revenue sharing from movies such as "The Butterfly Effect" and "The Sixth Sense", book copyright sharing, and screenwriting fees.

Forbes magazine did not have specific data and could only provide an estimate based on rumors.

In conclusion, Link's net worth is $62 billion, ranking him 18th on the Forbes Global Billionaires List, $30 billion more than last year, and moving up more than ninety places on the list.

However, Forbes magazine believes that Link's total assets are more than that figure.

First, Link's income from movies is not transparent enough. The revenue sharing agreement he signed with Guess the Movies was not made public, and the magazine did not obtain accurate data.

Secondly, last year, Flash Capital split its major shares, making the ownership structure unclear.

Currently, Flash Capital has three major shareholders: Link (74.5%), Horizon Investment (21.5%), and Rose Garden Investment Company (approximately 1.8%).

Horizon Investments, registered in the Cayman Islands, acquired its 21.5% stake through investment and share swaps, valued at over US$15 billion.

Meanwhile, after Microsoft's market value exploded last year, Flash Capital sold about 0.5% of its shares, receiving about $3 million in cash or stock.

Following the surge in Netscape's stock price at the end of last year and the beginning of this year, Flash Capital gradually sold 10% of its shares, receiving approximately $6 million in cash or stock.

Last year, during Guess the Movies' second round of financing, Link sold about 20% of his shares, receiving about $4 million in shares or stock.

Including dividends from more than ten companies, Link and Flash Capital had a total of over $27 billion in cash on hand last year.

Besides being used to purchase shares in Cisco Systems, Apple, and Berkshire Hathaway, $15 billion of these funds were transferred overseas, and Forbes magazine has not yet been able to ascertain the whereabouts of these funds.

If this portion of the funds is included, along with Link's numerous mansions, private jets, and yachts, Link's net worth far exceeds $62 billion.

On the list of America's 400 richest people, Link ranked 12th, behind only Bill Gates with $185 billion, Warren Buffett with $150 billion, the five members of the Walton family, the three members of the Rockefeller family, and Paul Allen with $72 billion.

On the list of China's richest people, Link ranked second, with a net worth of 65 billion, second only to Li Ka-shing.

On Forbes' list of highest-paid celebrities, Link ranked first with $3.5 million, surpassing all athletes, actors, singers, and others.

In addition, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sandler Block, Monica Bellucci, Jodie Foster and others are also on the list, with the highest annual income reaching $30 million and the lowest income still exceeding $3 million.

In addition, the women in the family are all shareholders of Rose Garden Investment Company.

The company was founded last April and currently has a market value of approximately $1.2 million. Monica Liu Xiaoli and others hold at least 2% of the company's shares, making each of them a millionaire, and in a few years they will be worth at least tens of millions.

Because of his rapid increase in net worth, after he was listed on the Forbes rich list, the women in his family visited him on set even more frequently.

In the past, they would come once in order when filming a movie, but now they come every few days, sometimes four or five at a time, claiming that they are helping him solve his physiological problems and preventing him from being seduced by other women.

After the Forbes Rich List was released, acquaintances in his circle called one after another to congratulate him on his doubled wealth. Some asked him about his investment methods and what good advice he had; others wanted to entrust their money to FlashGold Capital for management and make money with him.

In addition to acquaintances in the entertainment industry, he was also invited by people from the media, investment circles, and many political figures, including President Clinton and his wife, who warmly invited him to the White House.

Link agreed, saying he would go when he had time.

(End of this chapter)