Reborn Action Star: Starting in Hollywood

Ron DuPont already fully understood Lin Yuan's thoughts.

Simply put, Lin Yuan needs to use these profitable industries under his name to attract more supporters.

After Lin Yuan introduced him to projects with better profit prospects, although the future return on investment of Lin Yuan Pictures is no longer so explosive, it is still a powerful bargaining chip to bind allies.

In particular, Linyuan Pictures' steadily rising performance and stock price over the past few years since its listing have created unbreakable confidence, making it very suitable for winning over junior allies whose trustworthiness is not yet high enough.

For example, if Lin Yuan and a wealthy person have just become partners, they do not have enough time to build trust with each other.

If Lin Yuan recommended the construction project in the Congo region to him at this time, the other party would have doubts in his heart and would suspect whether Lin Yuan wanted to cheat him.

Even if you don't think of the worst, you will still choose to give up cooperation because of concerns about risks.

But if the project Lin Yuan came up with was shares of Lin Yuan Pictures, it would be completely different.

This is hard currency in the investment market and a concrete embodiment of Lin Yuan's personal reputation over the years.

Even if it is not possible to maintain the same high growth as before in the future, an annual return rate of 8% is still very attractive.

What is even more valuable is that as the world's largest company by market capitalization, Linyuan Pictures can also absorb massive amounts of funds.

Even if the partner's capital is large and can take out tens of billions of dollars at a time, there is still no need to worry about not being able to digest it.
Therefore, the shares of Linyuan Pictures can be said to be a very useful card.

Of course he had to take it back and couldn't let Ron DuPont keep it.

Otherwise, the DuPont consortium alone would have consumed too many of Lin Yuan’s resources.

This is what Lin Yuan said. After you eat the meat, you can't drink up all the soup, right?

Ron Dupont couldn't help but sigh at Lin Yuan's performance:

This young man, who is only the age of his son, is really experienced.

A few years ago, he was a poor man from the lower class. It is understandable that he became the action superstar Ron DuPont by virtue of his fighting spirit and extraordinary physical fitness.

However, this kind of top-level game wisdom cannot be mastered without long-term training. Where did Lin Yuan learn it?
Could it be that Betty Adams taught her?

Lin Yuan saw approval and recognition in Ron DuPont's eyes.

But what he didn't know was that Ron DuPont was lamenting why his son was so far behind him?

If Ron DuPont were Chinese, he would probably say sincerely: If I had a son, I would want him to be like Sun Zhongmou.

Lin Yuan would say: Stop slandering people, who do you say is the King of Wu in Wei?

In fact, Ron duPont's amazement can only be attributed to the common problem of the United States as a country that lacks historical accumulation and cultural heritage.

The United States has been established for less than 250 years. Although it is the only superpower in the world today, it has not experienced the cycle of national rise and fall.

It cannot be said that the American elite is not smart, but after all, they are not like the Chinese who can draw nourishment from thousands of years of culture and history.

In fact, the essence of the game between people is to seek cooperation through confrontation. We should work together to make a cake and not always choose a zero-sum game.

Lin Yuan likes playing mahjong, so he also likes to use mahjong to illustrate the game of interests between people:

You must spit out each card you take. You cannot just take it without spitting it out, otherwise your path will be narrowed.

Your goal is to trade the old cards you spit out so that you can take in new cards and make your overall hand better and better.

In the past few years, Lin Yuan's rapid development is not only due to the quality of the movies he made, but also because he is willing to give up profits.

He also enabled himself to control larger and faster chariots by constantly shuffling the cards.

Therefore, this is how he demands of himself and how he treats his allies.

Regarding the plan proposed by Lin Yuan and Ron DuPont today, Lin Yuan actually had an overall plan a long time ago.

In Lin Yuan's plan, his allies, after removing special connections like Betty, can be roughly divided into three levels:

The most basic allies, for example, are the boss of the Union Pacific Railroad who paid $50 for Lin Yuan’s meal when he and Liu Yufei were riding the train.

These allies mainly want to see Lin Yuan's industries making money and want to get a piece of the pie.

Lin Yuan also needs their influence. As long as it can be mutually beneficial after the investigation, Lin Yuan doesn't mind bringing them along to play.

The list of most junior allies is the longest and also includes: MetLife, Johnson & Johnson, Coca-Cola, etc.

Above the primary allies are the intermediate allies, including: Bezos of Amazon, DuPont Group, several emerging consortiums in Japan, Mr. Kano of Congo, etc.

These allies and Lin Yuan have already developed a deeper bond. The two sides have long-term common interests and have cooperated on some major projects.

For example, Lin Yuan and Amazon's Bezos have been cooperating on IMDB since he debuted, and have long jointly controlled the discourse power in the field of film reviews.

Finally, there are the senior allies with the highest degree of intimacy, including: Samsung Group, Sony Group, and domestic groups represented by Fei Yang.

In addition to their close cooperation with Lin Yuan and cross-holdings with each other, allies of this level also have a more important essential difference:
That is, Lin Yuan has a certain degree of influence on these allies, and is basically half one of their own.

Lin Yuan will also use different profit-making methods to win over these three allies of different levels.

For junior allies, core interests will definitely not be given.

Because both parties are in the stage of building trust, suddenly giving away too much benefit will not only have no positive effect, but will make the other party feel alert and suspicious.

The benefits that Lin Yuan gives to junior allies are generally Lin Yuan Film shares after the boom period, or high-interest corporate bonds, India's subprime credit asset income packages, etc.

The main emphasis is on stability, which means you can basically make a profit without losing money, but the annual return will not exceed 8%.

Intermediate allies may not sound particularly close, but in Lin Yuan’s alliance system, they are already at the backbone level.

Lin Yuan will use chips such as the high-growth Lin Yuan Pictures stocks to win over as many powerful allies as possible.

For intermediate allies, the chips Lin Yuan provides are still extremely stable, and the annual income can reach a generous project return of about 15%.

Those who are just intermediate-level allies of mine can make a stable profit of 15% a year, so how can I treat my senior allies unfairly?

I understand the palm... a slap is more like that!

Lin Yuan’s senior allies do not necessarily earn more than mid-level allies.

Because senior allies are our own people, they are all involved in Lin Yuan’s most core “pioneering” projects.

Since this is a "pioneering" project, the project cycle and risk are definitely higher than those of mature projects, no longer a low-risk situation with guaranteed profits. Lin Yuan's senior allies are comrades who have built the empire and expanded the cake with him, rather than mid-level allies who just sit back and enjoy the fruits of their labor.

But the advantage of choosing a deeper bond with Linyuan is that once the project is successful, you will also get higher returns, the kind of huge returns that will soar into the sky like a rocket.

Judging by this standard, the current DuPont consortium can only be considered a mid-level ally and has not yet reached the level of a senior ally.

But when he chose to develop the Congo region with Lin Yuan, he had already begun the transformation from a mid-level ally to a high-level ally.

Lin Yuan was very happy to see that Ron Dupont decided to increase his bet on him.

Therefore, when he took out heavier chips, he also asked Ron DuPont to spit out his previous chips.

After understanding Lin Yuan's intentions, Ron Dupont nodded and said, "Okay, I will transfer the shares of Lin Yuan Pictures according to your designated target. However, this is a transaction worth nearly $360 billion, so you must choose the buyer carefully."

Ron Dupont emphasized the word "cautious".

Lin Yuan immediately understood Ron Dupont's subtext:

That is, although the buyer was selected by Lin Yuan, the interests of the DuPont consortium must also be carefully considered.

The person who takes over this part of the equity must be Lin Yuan’s ally, but he cannot be an enemy of the DuPont consortium.

At the same time, we have to consider that the amount of US$360 billion is not a small sum. Although Lin Yuan will definitely split it into multiple transfers, buyers without strong financial strength will still not be able to come to the table.

When these two conditions are combined, the buyer's choice becomes much more difficult.

"No problem, I will make sure this transaction is in the interests of both parties." Lin Yuan replied.

After confirming that Lin Yuan understood what he meant, Ron Dupont smiled and picked up the two documents on the table. "I'll take these with me. I'll have my team study them carefully when I get home. Are you really only giving me a $200 billion share? Can't I get more?"

"Do you have enough influence in the military bases in Niger and Uganda?" Lin Yuan suddenly asked.

Ron DuPont was stunned when he heard this question, but he quickly understood Lin Yuan's intention.

Although Lin Yuan has established a strong foundation in the Congo region from the national to the local level, and even penetrated into the grassroots people, it can be said that his foundation is quite solid.

But he still wanted to be cautious and take precautions to prevent some people from having unreasonable expectations when the benefits become too great in the future.

For example, President Kabila Jr., or Mr. Kano.

There is absolutely no problem with these two people now. Lin Yuan has confirmed it using "mind reading", but no one can guarantee whether people's hearts will change in the future.

Even if they can hold on to their bottom line and not be jealous, what about neighboring countries like Uganda and Kenya?
Therefore, if there is a deterrent from US troops stationed in Africa, the threat can be nipped in the bud.

It’s just that the idea is beautiful, but the reality is terrible.

Let me tell you something that I don't know if it can be considered common sense: the aircraft carrier battle groups that represent the US military's military power have no permanent plans to be stationed in Africa.

In 2005, the US military was the world's most powerful, but its power projection in Africa was very weak.

The country with the strongest military influence in Africa is France, which has an African Corps of up to 4 people.

That’s right, it’s the French army with the Plain White Banner that is good at saluting with both hands raised.

But no matter what, the 4-strong French African Corps defeated these African tribal armed forces that couldn't even coordinate infantry and tanks. It was simply a dimensionality reduction attack.

Therefore, in Africa, the French have the thickest thighs.

In comparison, the US military only has one large military base, Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti.

Djibouti's Lemonnier Military Camp is located in northeastern Africa. Its main function is to control the core areas of the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean, and it is not used to radiate to the African continent.

With the help of the radiation influence of Camp Lemonnier, the US military stationed in Africa also has some temporarily rented small military bases in Kenya, Niger and other countries.

Although the strength of these military bases is not enough, they are still enough to use the banner of bullying to intimidate people with bad intentions.

"I know what you want, but don't count on the US troops stationed in Africa. They really can't play a big role." Ron DuPont said.

Hearing Ron DuPont's answer, Lin Yuan couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

That's true. If it were really reliable, Betty wouldn't have had to go to the trouble of getting a group of security personnel from North America when Lin Yuan went to Congo to film last time.

As a former Navy SEAL elite, the combat effectiveness of the group led by Kane is enough to guard against robbers, but if the national armed forces have any ideas, it will be of no use at all.

Just when Lin Yuan was feeling somewhat disappointed, Ron Dupont continued:

"Blackwater has a 1000-man mercenary corps in Uganda, equipped with heavy firepower. I have the final say."

Lin Yuan: (`⊙)
Is this the foundation of a large conglomerate?

It turned out to be the DuPont consortium that has close ties with the military-industrial complex.

A mercenary corps of 1000 men, with heavy firepower?

If we can get the source of air power taking off from airports such as Djibouti, then it seems that it will not be difficult to destroy the regular army of the weak country in Central Africa?
It is indeed a thick thigh, I must hold it tightly.

So Lin Yuan said, "Then I'll give you an additional $30 billion investment quota for the Congo project."

"You are so realistic." Ron Dupont said with a smile.

"There's only so much cake. If I give you an extra piece, everyone else will have to eat less." Lin Yuan complained, "You call me realistic, but I have no choice but to distribute according to merit."

"Okay, I don't really blame you. I won't say any more. I need to go back and organize a team meeting."

Ron DuPont stood up from his chair, picked up the agreement and said goodbye to Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan sent him to the door, and the DuPont Group security personnel waiting outside escorted Ron DuPont into the bulletproof car and left.

After watching the convoy disappear from sight, Lin Yuan did not return to the villa.

At this time, GAKKI came quietly behind Lin Yuan and said, "It's almost time. Ms. Li's private plane will arrive soon."

"Let's go, let's go pick her up." Lin Yuan said with a smile.

Having just seen off Ron DuPont, a mid-level ally who was about to be promoted, he now had to go meet his senior ally, Lee Boo-jin, the president of Samsung Group.

"I heard she got divorced?" GAKKI suddenly asked.

Lin Yuan: ()
Why are you paying attention to this?
Is the focus a bit off? (End of this chapter)