American Scandal King

Chapter 214: Take advantage of every opportunity

After hearing the list of people at the party, Ian understood a little.

This matter may have something to do with Pixar Animation Studios.

At the beginning of the year, Ian had a lot of cooperation talks with various companies, most of which were completed, even Pirates of the Caribbean was acquired.

Only Pixar Films was not yet negotiated, so the money originally intended to acquire Pixar was used for the expansion of Lino Bank.

Steve Jobs had already accepted Ian's offer, but the resurgence of "Monsters, Inc." made Steve Jobs feel that there was still room for a price increase.

Especially since Pixar is currently producing Finding Nemo which will be released next year.

This is an animated film that Steve Jobs was very optimistic about.

Disney may also be optimistic.

Simply put, Disney may want to intercept.

No one values ​​cartoons more than Disney. The box office revenue of cartoons is nothing to them, but the peripheral products are the ones that make huge profits.

For example, Cars only grossed $2 million at the box office, but the peripheral products it brought in amounted to over $ billion. The key point is that the profits from the peripheral products were much higher than the box office revenue.

Box office revenue is generally only one-third, but peripheral profits can be as high as 60% or more, and are long-lasting and effective.

So Cars doesn't rank high in Disney's box office rankings, but they can release one or two movies in a row. Some cartoons have a box office of 700 million or 800 million yuan, but if the peripheral products don't sell well, there will be no sequels.

Finding Nemo is also an IP with huge peripheral development value, and Disney certainly doesn't want to miss it.

But Steve Jobs would not agree easily, because Ian's promise of "permanent ownership of 15% of the shares" was too tempting.

No one could understand Steve Jobs' feelings for Apple. In order to return to the throne, he promised too much, including only a very small fee and shares, and even selling Pixar.

In this situation, Jobs was in a very favorable position, so he was not in a hurry to reach an agreement with Ian. It just so happened that Ian was busy with various reports, mergers and acquisitions, and fulfilling his promises... He really didn't have the time or energy to take care of both sides.

The moment Ian heard Ivanka mention this, he understood.

Either he returns to Hollywood and makes the big guys panic, or it’s something about Pixar…

With so many people involved, there is a greater possibility of multiple conflicts of interest.

So the Jewish guy arranged for Natalie Portman to get close to him and be a commercial spy, so Natalie Portman used Ivanka to give him hints.

The problem was that she didn't expect Ian to be so alert and not fall for the drug at all. Instead, he would realize something was wrong at the first moment.

Ah.

Pixar...

Ian doesn't really care that much about Pixar.

After all, with the money used to buy Pixar, wouldn’t it be better to buy more Apple shares?

However, Ian adheres to the principle of joint interests and will not take too much from one company alone. At the same time, he also needs an excuse to attack Apple - directly making large purchases on the stock market may cause anxiety among Apple's senior management, triggering a response strategy and causing the acquisition price to soar.

Especially Steve Jobs attached great importance to Apple!
Ian Carr is not from the film and television industry. His ultimate goal in buying Pixar was to sell it. Even for Apple, he would not wait until the market value reached 3 trillion before selling it. He could sell it for 1 trillion - in terms of ratio, 1 trillion to 3 trillion is only a three-fold increase, while 5 billion to 1 trillion is a 200-fold increase!
It only took a few years for Apple to grow from 5 billion to 1 trillion, which is much faster than growing from 1 trillion to 3 trillion!
So as long as there are good enough investment targets, Ian will not wait for the peak.

The moment he knew that Natalie Portman "wanted to have a relationship with him", Ian knew that it would not be long before the beauty would come to him and contact him.

Natalie Portman is a famous scheming bitch.

She even stole her best friend's script and snatched her best friend's role.

But who cares?

What I want is your body, I don’t care about your heart.

It can be said that Ivanka's heart is not clean either, but she has been trained by herself. Even so, she is only devoted to Ian and may not be kind to others.

Compared to simply eating Natalie Portman, Ian is more interested in how to make use of this opportunity...

………………

In the afternoon, Ian went to see Gaskell and Lena and told Gaskell about this matter. When Lena heard that Natalie Portman was going to offer herself, her eyes widened.

Bastard Ian!

Don’t you have enough women now? I have to wait for several days to date you!
You have changed your heart. You said that the person you love the most is me!

Fortunately, Ian explained in time: "I don't like Jews. I can't guarantee that I won't sleep with her, but she definitely won't be my lover. She's like a company with hidden value. After the acquisition, we will hollow it out and sell it, not hold it for the long term."

Although it was a very mean thing to say, it made Lena feel much more comfortable hearing it - I don't care who you sleep with, but the one you love the most must be me!

After all, I am the mother of your eldest son!
Gaskell chuckled. "As for how to use this woman, I can't give you any advice until you meet her. But I do have a plan for Afghanistan."

Ok?
Ian was overjoyed.

During this period, Ian did several more deals with Afghanistan. They were not very big, but they have become Ian's most profitable business.

He also urgently needs more funds to solve his "thirst for funds".

Gaskell didn't waste any time and handed him a copy of the Wall Street Journal.

Madoff's beaming face graced the front page of the daily newspaper.

He looked carefully:
"Madoff's investment in Anxin Company yielded huge profits, once again proving his excellent vision."

"Huh?" Ian looked at Gaskell in surprise: "Madoff?"

Gaskell nodded. "Yes, I think we can use Madoff in this matter."

Unlike Madoff in his previous life, the Madoff in this time and space not only operates in the financial market, but also makes some investments.

The purpose of these investments is not to make money, but to further confirm his vision.

This is how investment companies work. Most investments may result in losses, but as long as one investment makes a profit, it can make up for many losses.

The earlier the investment, the more this is true.

It has a bit of gambling meaning.

But Madoff operated differently.

What he actually needs is not to make money from investing, but to use his investment to gain a reputation as an investment god like Buffett, so that more people are willing to lend him money - otherwise, how do you explain the interest return of up to 20%?
Over the past year or so, Ian has sent people to investigate him many times, and he himself has even investigated Madoff's background.

Despite Madoff's caution, Ian still found some.

He knew that Madoff often had some personal connections to the companies he invested in.

For example, during his investment period, the company had to try to make high returns, which Madoff could use to promote his investment vision and sell at a high price if necessary.

In short, it doesn’t matter whether the company Madoff invested in makes money or not, what matters is that it must appear to be profitable!

For this, Madoff could even secretly add some profits to the bill.

"How?" Ian asked.

Gaskell said, "Let him invest in redstone."

Redstone is a company that Ian opened through the Crips Gang, which is used to trade arms and medicines with Afghanistan.

According to Gaskell, if Madoff invested in Red Stone, he would go bankrupt and then Red Stone would go bankrupt and default on its debts.

Generally, if a company goes bankrupt and refuses to pay its debts, it will also need to make a liquidation estimate. It is impossible for you to not pay a penny just because you say you are bankrupt.

But if the creditor goes to jail, it will be difficult for you to collect the debt!
Thinking of this, Ian also laughed.

Are they trying to get money from Afghanistan and Madoff at the same time?

good idea!
Ian looked at Gaskell: "The question is how can we make him accept it?"

(End of this chapter)