Reborn Action Star: Starting in Hollywood

Chapter 471: The Birth of a New World's Richest Man (-Word Chapter)
$14!

This price has exceeded Lin Yuan's psychological expectations.

Because the company had already issued an announcement of a targeted share issuance before it went public.

All investors and shareholders know that after Linyuan Pictures goes public, it will immediately issue 13.3 billion shares at a price of US$15, with a total financing amount of US$200 billion.

Anyone who has experience in stock investment knows that a listed company's targeted share issuance is often considered bearish.

Although logically speaking, after a listed company raises a large amount of funds through a targeted share issuance, it can carry out its business more aggressively and earn more profits to return to shareholders in the future, which should also have positive factors.

But most investors don’t like to interpret it from this perspective. They pay more attention to the present.

The result of the private placement is that it is hard to say whether more money can be made in the future, but the current profit is still the same, but more people are sharing the money, so it is bad news.

Therefore, as long as a company releases a private placement announcement, in most cases, the stock price will fall first.

However, Linyuan Pictures' stock price today was completely unaffected by the announcement of the private placement and continued to rise against the trend.

Even the bid price for large buy orders has exceeded $14, which has exceeded the $13.3 private placement price.

This means that investors who subscribed to the $200 billion private placement shares had already made a profit within less than 10 minutes of Linyuan Pictures being listed.

This is simply magical!

Lin Yuan didn’t know whether these investors were crazy, as the announcement of the private placement was there.

If a normal investor knew that someone else bought stocks with a market value of 13.3 billion US dollars at a price of 200 US dollars, he would buy them now at a price of 14 US dollars.

Shouldn't it feel unfair?
You sell it to others for $13.3, why do you charge me $14?

This feeling will make people very uncomfortable and will in turn affect the stock price of Linyuan Pictures.

Before listing, Lin Yuan always thought that the ceiling of the stock price should be between US$13 and US$13.3. Even if it broke through a little, it would fall back quickly.

However, after the market opened, the stock price of Linyuan Pictures had completely exceeded his expectations.

Unlike those scattered small orders with high bids, no matter how high the price is, it will not attract big investors because the total amount is too small.

But now the total transaction volume of this buy order of 200 million shares at a price of $14 has reached $2800 million.

If a big investor wants to cash out, then it will be a very good time.

So, will some big investors start cashing out and leaving the market?

On the big screen, transaction information began to refresh continuously:
12 shares were traded at a price of $14.

7 shares were traded at a price of $14.

8 shares were traded at a price of $14.

……

Over a thousand trades were completed instantly, but Betty only saw a checkbox to block trades under 1000 shares, and the screen instantly cleared.
This means that no transaction of more than 1000 shares was completed.

It is still only small retail investors who are selling, and big investors still have not taken action.

At this moment, a huge buy order appeared on the big screen.

The enlarged font reminds every investor of its arrival.

In the exchange operation interface, there will be special prompts for super-large buy orders, just like the previous one.

But this is obviously a top-level purchase order, so the prompt is more eye-catching.

This purchase order is:
4000 million shares, priced at $16!

The total amount of this order alone exceeded US$6.4 million!
When Lin Yuan saw this purchase order, his first reaction was that it was crazy. Is the capital market so crazy?
With such a large purchase volume, the quote suddenly increased by $2, which was enough to knock everyone out.

Even if you are not familiar with the stock market, you have at least seen an auction, right?
The best way to grab an auction item at a low price is definitely not to cut the meat with a soft knife and slowly grind it up bit by bit. This will not only not save money, but will only result in an extremely high price that far exceeds expectations.

The best way is to use a high price that is within the psychological tolerance range to stun all competitors.

This way you can get it at a low price.

This is the case with the huge buy order in front of us. A large number of buy orders are placed directly at a gap-up price of $16, with the aim of stunning all investors.

$16! For an investor who holds the shares at a cost of $10, this is already a 60% floating profit.

Everyone who has been involved in the capital market knows a saying, that is, floating profits are not counted as profits, and the real profits are those that are put in pockets.

Lin Yuan believes that a large number of investors will start selling their shares.

As he expected, after this buy order was placed, large transactions began to appear:

12000 shares were traded at a price of $16.

20000 shares were traded at a price of $16.

130000 shares were traded at a price of $16.

……

In just a few tens of seconds, more than 1000 million shares were traded, and the purchase order was still being digested at a high speed.

In less than two minutes, the purchase order for 4000 million shares, totaling US$6.4 million, was fully executed.

It can be seen that in the face of huge floating profits, many people are still tempted.

After the purchase was complete, Betty said, "Finally, I bought it. I was worried that they would hold on to their chips and not sell them."

"Did you place this order?" Lin Yuan asked.

"Yes, my trader placed the buy order," Betty replied.

"Why do you want to buy it? The price is so high, you shouldn't take the risk to help me support the stock price. What if you get stuck?" Lin Yuan asked.

"You wish! I'm not here to help you prop up the stock price. I'm here to make some pocket money quickly." Betty complained.

"You bought it at such a high price and told me that your purpose was to make quick money?" Lin Yuan expressed his confusion.

"That's right, you don't understand. Just wait and see." Betty said with a confident smile.

As this huge purchase order was completely absorbed, it seemed as if an invisible upper limit had been drawn.

There were no more buy orders with higher bids.

Instead, buy orders with quotes of $15.7 and $15.6 kept appearing.

The quantity of these buy orders was not large, most of them were in the size of 10000 or 20000 shares, but the transactions were completed quickly.

This seems to mean that there is a possibility of a lower price?
So buy orders at $15.5, $15.4... and even $15 began to emerge one after another.

The continuously falling transaction price seemed to indicate that Betty's huge purchase order just now was too high.

Seeing this scene, Lin Yuan certainly would not tease Betty.

Because she saw that Betty was still calm and confident. If she teased her now, she might get slapped in the face later.

Lin Yuan would never give her such an opportunity.

The real-time transaction price of the stock continues to fall and has fallen all the way back to $14.5.

This means that Betty's paper loss from the previous transaction has reached 6000 million US dollars.

But she was still not in a hurry and drank the milk tea in her hand leisurely.

Yes, what she drank was not coffee, but milk tea.

He doesn't have the domineering elite style of the Morgan Stanley president at all, but he looks quite cute.

Betty smiled and said to Lin Yuan, "Just wait and see, the reversal will come soon."

"Reversal? Will it happen?" Lin Yuan asked.

"Haven't you noticed that although the quotes have been falling and there are many transactions, each one is a small order?" Betty said.

"Does this mean that the big players are all waiting and watching?" Lin Yuan asked.

"Yes, that's right. But it's going to be broken soon." Betty said with a smile: "The fun is about to begin."

When the stock price fell back to $14.3, about to hit the $14 price of the previous large order of 200 million shares, trading suddenly slowed down.

The situation where a large number of buy orders could not be executed because no one sold appeared again.

At this time, a super large buy order appeared again.

A buy order for 15 million shares, priced at $1000, appeared on the screen with a highlight prompt.

According to common sense, a lot of orders were completed between $14.3 and $15 just now, and this super buy order should be snatched up immediately.

However, tradable information is like a stagnant pool of water.

When Betty blocks small orders of less than 1000 shares, the transaction information is displayed as 0.

There were no big investors selling at $15.

This situation was like throwing a bloody animal into a school of sharks, and the entire buying market began to explode violently.

Everyone can see that the price can’t go any lower. If you wait any longer, there will be no meat to eat. Hurry and grab it.

So, the super large order prompt came again:
2000 million shares buy order, offer price $15.3.

Before this information could catch Lin Yuan's attention, another huge order arrived:
3000 million shares buy order, offer price $15.7.

The emergence of these two super large orders not only did not lead to a sell-off, but instead made more people see the popularity of Linyuan Film's stocks.

A large number of super buy orders began to emerge in waves:

3000 million shares buy order, offer price of $15.8!

1500 million shares buy order, offer price of $15.9!

2700 million shares buy order, offer price of $16.1!

1800 million shares buy order, offer price of $16.2!

……

It's crazy, all the orders are large, the price keeps rising, and it has exceeded the $16 price that Betty just paid.

But there are still not enough transactions.

Everyone seemed to have reached a consensus: the stock price was far from reaching its peak at this point, so don’t sell!
Even people who have no experience in stock trading will immediately understand the current situation if they have witnessed the crazy rise in the real estate market.

When housing prices rise rapidly, do people who want to buy houses desperately want to buy one, while people who already own houses are not in a hurry to sell?

Buy when the price is rising and sell when the price is falling. The more it rises, the more you buy. The more expensive it is, the more anxious you are to get on board. This is human nature.

When the buy order price of $16.5 could not buy enough shares, the enthusiasm for buying was further ignited.

Lin Yuan felt it was magical, and the transaction price began to soar rapidly.

The higher the price soared, the smaller the trading volume became, and there were no big investors taking action.

$16.6!

$16.7!

……

$17!

……

$17.5!

Lin Yuan said that although this was the stock price of his company, he could no longer understand it.

He could only ask Betty, "It's already $17.5. Didn't you say you wanted to make a quick buck? Why aren't you going to sell it?"

"Where have we started? I like the way you look like you've never seen the world." Betty smiled and patted Lin Yuan's shoulder.

Despised!

Lin Yuan felt helpless. The stock price had already soared 75% compared to when it opened, yet he still felt it was too early?

He could only say that the waters of the capital market were really deep and he couldn't grasp it.

On the big screen, the stock price continued to soar.

At this time, the stock price of Linyuan Pictures has reached US$19.5 and is approaching the pressure level of US$20.

It is called a pressure point because for most people, $20 represents an integer level that is easy to remember. If this price is reached today, the increase will be 100%.

At such a price, it is easy to encourage a large number of investors to start selling and lock in profits.

This requires sufficient buying funds to support it, otherwise the stock price will start to fall.

Therefore, it is very difficult for Linyuan Pictures' stock price to break through $20.

According to Lin Yuan's prediction, the price will repeatedly impact the pressure level of $20, but will eventually fail and then slowly fall back.

At this time, the latest stock prices are constantly being updated on the big screen.

$19.6!

$19.7!

$19.8!

$19.7!

$19.6!

$19.7!

$19.8!

$19.9!

$20.0!

$20.1!

This scene of the spy once again exceeded Lin Yuan's imagination.

When the stock price hit the pressure level of $20, it only fell slightly, and then immediately rushed up, occupied the pressure level in one fell swoop, and then continued to advance.

After reaching the pressure level, the stock price of Linyuan Pictures continued to soar like a wild horse.

It wasn't until the price was around $21 that Betty picked up her phone and made a call: "We can start shipping them out slowly."

"Do you think the stock price has reached its peak?" Lin Yuan asked.

"No, not yet. I predict the top will be around $24," Betty replied.

"Then you will ship the goods now?" Lin Yuan asked.

"My principle is not to make every last penny. I leave some space to ensure safety. I have already made so much, so I shouldn't be too greedy," said Betty.

After hearing her answer, Lin Yuan naturally understood.

The smartest investors never try to make every penny, but only want to make money within a safe range.

A gambler who is addicted to gambling will eventually lose all his chips.

Betty started shipping at $21, and the stock price continued to rise as she shipped.

Even if calculated at a price of $21, she has already made a net profit of $2 million from this transaction!
There is no need to calculate transaction taxes or anything like that, because Betty's average shipping price is calculated based on $21. In fact, she must have earned more, so $2 million is definitely there.

In just less than one morning, Betty made $2 million?
The capital market is indeed a bloodless battlefield. From whom did Betty get the $2 million she earned?
At this time, the big screen showed that the stock price of Linyuan Pictures finally began to fluctuate around US$23.6.

The highest price once reached $23.9, but soon fell and failed to break through the $24 mark.

It also fell back to around $20.9 at one point, but was quickly pulled up again and continued to move upward.

It continues to fluctuate up and down in the range of US$20.9 to US$23.9.

"Next is garbage time. By the close of today's trading, the stock price will most likely fluctuate within this range," Betty said.

"I totally don't understand today's stock price fluctuations," Lin Yuan admitted honestly.

Betty explained with a smile, "You can't imagine that your company's stock price would rise to this level?"

"Yes, it's outrageous. Even if the closing price is $21, it means that the stock price has skyrocketed 110% today!" Lin Yuan replied.

"It's actually not outrageous at all. The stock price may continue to rise over the next period of time. If we look at it over a three-month period, it could even reach $30," Betty said. "But that money is risky, so I won't make any money."

Seeing Lin Yuan's incredible expression, Betty explained to him:
"You didn't expect the company's stock price to be so high because you didn't see two crucial factors. One is the star effect, and the other is scarcity."

"Companies also need visibility. Some companies make a lot of money, with good profits and growth, but because they receive little attention, there is little trading, and their stock prices can't rise."

"Some companies, however, are highly visible and constantly in the spotlight, constantly in the public eye. Such companies are bound to see more trading and command a higher premium on their share prices."

"Your company, thanks to your popularity and fame, is such a lucky and well-known company, so it is normal that the stock price has a considerable premium." After hearing Betty's explanation, Lin Yuan nodded.

When people buy stocks, they certainly prefer to buy well-known companies that they can come into contact with in their daily lives, such as Coca-Cola today, Apple and Nvidia in the future, and domestic Penguin, Alibaba, BYD, etc. in the future.

If the company is well-known and has a good reputation and is loved by consumers, then it will be even better and will be icing on the cake.

Linyuan Pictures is such a company.

Not only is it well-known, it also has a very good image and is loved by countless consumers around the world.

All of this is based on the premise that Lin Yuan has produced one classic film after another in the past few years.

Now, he finally understood why the company's shares were sold out during the IPO, and even why there was an immediate private placement and then short selling in seconds.

Those investors who participated in the IPO at $10 and the private placement at $13.3 made a fortune today.

No wonder they all regarded Lin Yuan as a goose that laid golden eggs. Was this even a goose? It was simply an open-pit gold mine.

But the crazy rise in stock prices today cannot be explained by just one star company, so Betty mentioned the second factor:
Scarcity!
"Everyone wants Linyuan Pictures' stock, but there aren't many shares currently circulating on the market," Betty said.

Hearing this, Lin Yuan nodded.

Although the company has been officially listed, the shares held by him and Mr. Eisen, as the actual controllers and founders of the company, are subject to a lock-up period of up to 36 months and cannot be traded on the market immediately.

The cornerstone investors who participated in the IPO also had to lock up their shares for 6 to 12 months.

Currently, less than 10% of the shares are tradable, or less than 7 million shares. (The private placement has not yet taken place, and the total share capital is 70 billion shares, Chapter 464)
Therefore, when Betty's super large buy order consumed 4000 million shares at once, a large number of shares in circulation on the market were immediately reduced.

In other words, there are only so many circulating shares available on the market in a short period of time. No wonder everyone is scrambling to get them. This is what Betty calls scarcity.

As for the 15 billion shares that will be issued in the subsequent private placement, there is still a lock-up period and they cannot be circulated and traded immediately.

Therefore, for a long time in the future, the total number of outstanding shares will be around 7 million shares.

It will take at least six months before some of the locked shares will be released, about 6 million shares. More circulating shares will not be released until the first anniversary of the listing.

"But this scarcity will gradually be diluted in the future. Big investors have enough patience and can wait for a year. There is no need to rush to buy it at a high price right now, right?" Lin Yuan asked.

If you don’t understand, just ask. Lin Yuan has always been humble.

The low number of circulating shares is a short-term problem, but in the long run, they do not seem to be particularly scarce.

Betty explained with a smile:
"This involves another expectation of the market. It is generally believed that after completing this private placement, Linyuan Pictures will not conduct any other private placements or other equity expansion activities in the short term."

"Therefore, this means that the total share capital is temporarily capped, which means it will be scarce."

After hearing Betty's explanation, Lin Yuan finally understood what the capital market was thinking.

Because after this private placement, the total share capital of Linyuan Pictures will reach 85 billion shares, while the total share capital jointly held by Lin Yuan and Mr. Eisen is 56 billion shares, and the equity ratio has dropped to 65.9%.

In order to ensure that their equity share reaches 66.7% and they can have absolute control over Linyuan Pictures, they even have to repurchase some shares. How can they continue to issue additional shares?

(See Chapter 464 for details)
The public is quite familiar with Lin Yuan's personality. He is a man who has the final say on the company's development path.

Lin Yuan’s work style is actually quite tough. No matter how outrageous the project is in the company, it will be implemented and executed unconditionally.

But if he lost absolute control, he would no longer be able to do whatever he wanted.

Therefore, the public generally believes that Lin Yuan will not continue to issue additional company capital in the short term.

I have to say that their guess was correct, Lin Yuan indeed thought so too.

That means that the total share capital of Linyuan Pictures will be capped for a long period of time, right?

Isn't that very scarce?

At this point, Lin Yuan finally understood why the stock price of his film company had skyrocketed to such a level today.

Although Lin Yuan understood this situation, he still found it magical.

He secretly warned himself in his heart: Don’t trade stocks, the water is too deep, and he can’t predict the situation at all.

As the actual controller of Linyuan Pictures, he can be said to have mastered the most information, but he still could not have predicted today's magical trend.

At first he couldn't have guessed that the stock price would break through $13.3.

Betty was shopping for $16, but he couldn't understand it.

The stock price easily broke through the resistance level of $20, and he guessed wrong.

All the predictions he made today were wrong.

Everything he takes for granted may have another interpretation.

It is so difficult for him to predict stock prices, let alone retail investors.

As expected, retail investors’ stock trading is no different from gambling.

Time passed quickly as Lin Yuan and Betty chatted and watched the market.

Soon it was the afternoon closing time.

At the last moment of closing, Linyuan Pictures' stock price closed at US$21.3.

This means that upon listing, the company's stock price soared 113%.

This means that the total market value of Linyuan Pictures at this time has reached an astonishing: US$1491 billion.

In 2004, such a market value was simply a super giant enterprise, which completely exceeded Lin Yuan's expectations.

When it was listed, Linyuan Pictures' market value was US$700 billion, which rose to US$1491 billion in one day, with a total increase of US$791 billion.

Lin Yuan's net worth also soared from US$560 billion before the opening to US$1192 billion.

(Lin Yuan and Mr. Eisen jointly hold 56 billion shares. These shares will gradually be transferred to Lin Yuan's sole ownership, so all of them will be counted towards him first.)
Lin Yuan's net worth is simply unbelievable.

You have to know that in 2004, the world's richest man Bill Gates was worth only 600 billion US dollars.

Overnight, Lin Yuan not only surpassed Bill Gates, but was even worth twice as much as him!
He became the new richest man in the world!

Lin Yuan did not feel elated about this result.

Because this result only proves how useless the way of calculating wealth is based on net worth.

He surpassed Bill Gates and became the new world's richest man thanks to the market value of Linyuan Pictures.

But can the economic importance of a film company like Linyuan Pictures be compared with that of a technology giant like Microsoft?
There is no comparison at all. They are core technology companies that are related to the lifeline of the national economy, while Linyuan Pictures can only be regarded as a film and television company that embodies cultural soft power.

Not to mention that Microsoft has 22 employees worldwide, while Linyuan Pictures has only more than 600 employees.

Microsoft's full-year revenue was $370 billion, profit was $50 billion, and the company's market value was $2910 billion.

Linyuan Pictures' annual revenue was US$31 billion, profit was US$21 billion, and the company's market value was US$1491 billion.

Apart from things like market capitalization, the two are not on the same scale at all.

Bill Gates' net worth is lower than Lin Yuan's because his controlling stake in Microsoft is not high, but this does not affect his control over this giant Microsoft, and the total amount of resources he can leverage is far higher than Lin Yuan's.

Lin Yuan's high net worth is mainly because most of the shares of Lin Yuan Pictures are in his personal name. However, in order to maintain actual control of the company, it is not appropriate for him to sell stocks for cash even after the stock ban is lifted in the future.

All this shows that net worth is a very illusory thing.

A high net worth does not mean you have a lot of cash; it may just be an illusion.

Your net worth may be high today, but it may plummet tomorrow, causing your value to shrink significantly.

In fact, Microsoft's market value exceeded 2000 billion US dollars in 4500, and Bill Gates' net worth once exceeded 1000 billion US dollars.

However, with the bursting of the US Internet bubble, Microsoft's market value shrank to less than US$3000 billion, and Bill Gates' net worth also shrank accordingly.

Therefore, the net worth formed based on stock prices is just a numbers game, wealth on paper.

Like the domestic coal bosses, although they don’t have as much money as the new rich on paper, they are really rich when it comes to real money.

But then again, paper wealth is still wealth, at least it sounds scary when it is mentioned to others.

Lin Yuan could already predict that the headlines of major news media tomorrow would definitely be about him becoming the world's richest man.

This myth of wealth will inevitably give rise to more people wanting to list on Nasdaq.

It can be predicted that in the next period of time, a listing frenzy will be coming.

Fame and fortune are attractive, but Lin Yuan knows that he is walking on a precarious tightrope.

Linyuan Pictures has a market value of US$1491 billion and an annual profit of only US$21 billion, which is a PE ratio of 71 times.

A PE ratio of 71 means that it will take investors 71 years to recoup their investment, which translates to an annual return rate of 1.4%, lower than a bank deposit.

And even with such a low rate of return, Linyuan Pictures still has to maintain a profit of US$71 billion every year for the next 21 years. How difficult is that?
How high is the risk?

Therefore, Linyuan Pictures is currently in a complete bubble.

He couldn't even imagine how big the bubble would be if the stock price really reached $30 as Betty said.

Lin Yuan doesn't want his company's stock price to explode after a complete bubble in the future, causing countless investors to lose all their money.

Although people are willing to accept defeat in the capital market, if Lin Yuan's company loses money, it will definitely affect his popularity.

Therefore, we must do both things well.

On the one hand, we need to issue risk warnings, manage investors' expectations appropriately, and avoid blindly following the trend to buy.

But this is certainly not enough, because the biggest lesson of the capital market is that everyone is never rational. They like to work together to drive up stock prices and play the game of passing the parcel to see who will be the last unlucky one.

Lin Yuan is not a god, so he really has no way to prevent this from happening.

But at least Lin Yuan spoke out the bad words in advance, so if they really lost money, no one could blame him. This is similar to the later mobile Internet era, where public figures must first put on armor and issue a disclaimer before speaking or doing anything.

On the other hand, Lin Yuan must use higher company performance to digest the high valuation.

The current annual profit is $21 billion, with a PE ratio of 71. But what if the profit can reach $31 billion or even $40 billion next year?

Wouldn’t the PE then drop immediately?
But the question is, how big is the global film market? Can it support such a huge performance growth target?
You can't say you want to achieve $1000 billion in annual sales by selling bicycles, right?

Even if you were given the entire world's market, you still wouldn't be able to achieve this sales volume.

After all, there is a limit to market capacity.

But Lin Yuan is not particularly worried. At least at this stage, he is confident that he can continue to grow at a high speed.

If his movies are followers, then no matter how good they are, they can only play a zero-sum game in the current stock film market, and the upper limit will naturally be locked.

But his movies are not like that. Lin Yuan’s movies have always been pioneers, breaking film records time and time again and breaking through the upper limits of various markets.

Whether in North America, Europe, Japan, South Korea, or even in China where the film market is just beginning to take off.

Lin Yuan's movies have that magical appeal that can make people who have never paid to watch movies in the cinema go to the cinema for the first time and pay for his movies.

Because his movies have attracted more moviegoers and cultivated a large number of users who pay to watch movies, he is a true pioneer who allows later generations to profit.

It is for this reason that the Oscar organizing committee awarded him both awards this year.

Since Lin Yuan is the "benefactor" who made the cake bigger so that all practitioners in the film and television industry can have an extra bite, isn't it natural to give him more honor?

The capital market also took a fancy to this point of Lin Yuan and gave him an extremely high market value.

Whether Linyuan Pictures can continue to maintain such a market value will depend on its performance in the next step.

"The market is closed. Let's go, Mr. Lin." Betty said with a smile.

"A big tree attracts the wind. We Chinese believe in making a fortune quietly. After what happened, I won't be able to keep a low profile in the future." Lin Yuan sighed.

The world's richest man at the age of 22, this is definitely sensational news.

In addition, Lin Yuan's deeds are legendary enough, and his rise has been witnessed by everyone. The news reports written about this incident will surely cause widespread discussion around the world.

This kind of super glorious thing is naturally a double-edged sword for Lin Yuan.

The advantage is that no matter which country he goes to in the future, he will receive the best reception and his influence in the world will increase significantly.

The disadvantage is naturally that it will arouse the jealousy of many people, and more people will want to cut into his flesh and flesh, and sometimes he has to spend money to avoid disaster.

In fact, Lin Yuan’s identity as the richest man is really fake.

He only has the title of the richest man, but what he can put into his pocket is not as much as outsiders imagine.

But those who have their eyes on him won't care so much.

Betty smiled and said, "I know what you're worried about, but you worry too much."

"Do you know what I'm worried about?" Lin Yuan asked.

"Of course, you're just worried that after becoming the richest man, you'll get into a lot of unnecessary trouble and that someone will covet your wealth," Betty said.

"Isn't there anything to worry about?" Lin Yuan said.

Betty replied, "At least not now. You have to know that your wealth is not gained by eating alone, but by sharing wealth with many people."

"In the film industry, how many Hollywood studios have deep partnerships with you? Warner, Disney, Universal, Sony Pictures... I won't list them all. They're all counting on you to continue exploring new growth areas."

"How many people benefited from your help during Linyuan Pictures' IPO? Whether it was the cornerstone investors in the IPO, shareholders in the private placement, or the large number of newly added institutional investors, who wouldn't count on you to lead the company to create new glories?"

"If you fall, how many people's interests will be affected? Do you think they won't support you? Aren't they your solid backing?"

After hearing Betty's words, Lin Yuan realized that he had unknowingly become the spokesperson for the interests of so many people.

Behind him, a powerful force has gathered.

This force is not only in North America, but also in China, Japan, South Korea, and even India.

Anyone who wants to touch Lin Yuan must consider whether it is worthwhile to face such a huge force.

In addition, Lin Yuan is extremely well-known, and any action against him will cause a huge public opinion storm, which will be even more counterproductive.

"So I'm already so strong?" Lin Yuan said.

"Of course, you are the man I chose. In addition to your own strength, our Adams Family also stands by your side and is your most solid ally." Betty continued:
"You can already hold onto this little bit of wealth at the moment, so don't worry. Otherwise, I wouldn't be so aggressive in pushing Linyuan Pictures to go public."

At this moment, Lin Yuan deeply felt how much of a help it was to have a girlfriend with top abilities and family background.

Betty had already silently helped him think through all the potential problems and proposed various feasible solutions for him. She was really a woman who was three years older than him and was rich.

"You will go higher and higher in the future. A net worth of $100 billion is far from your destination. In the future, you need to be more pragmatic than idealistic. You need to transform your wealth into more tangible influence and bind it to the lives of more people. Only in this way can you walk more steadily." Betty said.

"Do you have any specific suggestions?" Lin Yuan asked.

"Actually, the ideas you have in China are very good. You need to adjust them slightly when applying them to North America. You need to start from both high and low aspects at the same time," Betty said.

"High or low? I can understand the high one, the revolving door between politics and business, and supporting policy lobbying, right? What about the low one?" Lin Yuan asked.

Betty handed over a piece of paper: "Take a look at it and pick which route you like?"

Lin Yuan took it over and said, "Things like the Evangelical Church and the Federation of Trade Unions cannot be explained in detail, but those who understand will understand."

By forming an alliance with these grassroots organizations or subtly controlling them, one can greatly expand one's influence.

Lin Yuan's Chinese identity does not make this a suitable thing to do, but it is quite feasible for him to achieve his goal indirectly through Taylor Swift and Betty Boop.

So Lin Yuan nodded and said, "I'm sorry to bother you with this matter. It's great to have you around."

Betty went forward and hugged him: "I think it's great to have you, too."

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2004 8 Month 29 Day.

Mr. Eisen's study in Douglaston, New York.

Lin Yuan and Mr. Eisen were having a pleasant conversation.

A copy of Time magazine was placed in front of them, with Lin Yuan's photo on the cover.

"How many times have you been on the cover of Time magazine?" Mr. Eisen asked with a smile.

"I don't know either, but I feel like I'm going to continue to be Time magazine's Person of the Year," Lin Yuan replied.

"For three consecutive years, you have been named Person of the Year. If I were the editor-in-chief of Time magazine, I would feel overwhelmed, but I have to give it to you. With your title of the world's richest man, it would seem like there is something fishy going on if you weren't named Person of the Year," Mr. Eisen replied.

"This song is very watery. If possible, I really don't want it." Lin Yuan said.

"A false reputation isn't necessarily false; it can bring you many benefits.

"As for the path you want to take in China, it will be smoother if you can connect with higher-level leaders," said Mr. Eisen.

Lin Yuan nodded in agreement.

At this time, Mr. Eisen took out a newspaper and placed it in front of Lin Yuan.

The New York Times, with the headline on page one:
The new richest man of Chinese descent is the luck of this era!

(End of this chapter)