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He also expected this.

After going long in oil speculation, Ellison made a lot of money, but he did not fully make up for his previous losses.

Although Xu Liang didn’t know exactly how much Ellison lost.

But certainly no less than a billion dollars.

With so much money, it's no wonder Ellison doesn't hate him.

“What’s going on with Disney?”

Of course he knew that Disney eventually acquired Marvel, but that was under the premise that "Iron Man 1" was a hit and Marvel's copyright had already shown its value.

now?

In addition to the X-Men series and Spider-Man that have been sold, whether it is Blade, Ghost Rider, Hulk or Ghost Rider, the results are only average.

Characters like Iron Man and Captain America are second-tier superheroes within Marvel, and are far less popular than Spider-Man.

There is no reason for Disney to acquire it at this time.

“Disney is now divided into two factions.

One group is the animation group headed by company CEO Michael Eisner, who advocates acquiring Pixar and using its technology and creativity in computer animation to make up for Disney's lack of content.

However, their negotiations with Pixar were not smooth, and the newly created "Star Silver Island" and "Lilo and Stitch" did not do well at the box office, causing the animation school's momentum to decline a lot. "

The period from the end of the 20th century to the beginning of the 21st century was the most important period of change in the field of animation.

Computer three-dimensional animation has replaced the original hand-drawn two-dimensional animation and has become a new trend.

The former is represented by Steve Jobs and his Pixar, and the latter is represented by Disney.

Disney has always wanted to acquire Pixar to change its disadvantages.

However, Jobs was a thorn in the side, and the conditions were very painful for Disney. So far, they have negotiated several times with no results.

"...The other group is the company's COO Robert Iger, who believes that Disney should pay more attention to big movies. The success of "Pirates of the Caribbean" has amplified this voice."

"You mean it was Robert Iger who advocated the acquisition of Marvel?"

"yes."

"Disney has always been making animated films before. It does not want to be involved in big movies like Warner Bros., Fox, and Universal. It lacks influential copyrights. The acquisition of Marvel can make up for their shortcomings."

Although Disney has many animations that can be adapted into major movies, the number is too small.

Including the earliest "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", there are only 40 films.

In comparison, Marvel's copyrights are nearly 5,000, and the two parties are not at the same level.

Xu Liang pondered for a moment, "Who is this Robert Iger, so he can stand up to Eisner, the Disney tyrant?"

"He was originally the CEO of ABC."

Xu Liang was stunned when he heard this.

In 1995, there was a wave of media mergers and acquisitions in Hollywood.

For example, Time Warner merged with CNN, and Viacom acquired CBS.

ABC, one of the three major television networks, was purchased by Disney for US$19.5 billion, and Robert Iger naturally became a Disney employee.

In 2000, he was appointed COO, Disney's chief operating officer, becoming the second-in-command under then-CEO Michael Eisner.

In other words, Robert Iger has the support of the entire ABC management.

Coupled with the fact that several animated films directed by Eisner had mediocre results, while the adult movies directed by Robert Egger made a lot of money, Robert Egger's voice is naturally much greater.

"If we analyze it this way, Disney's internal instability will hardly hinder our acquisition." Xu Liang said.

"But Ellison is a piece of shit, and Marvel CEO Ike Perlmutter is even more of a greedy guy. As long as there is a slight chance, he will not sell the company easily." Liao Yan said.

"What did you notice?"

"Mr. Xu, Marvel's price of US$2.3 billion is already very high. Ellison just wants to disgust us and will never really acquire Marvel. Therefore, I think our best way at this time is to retreat in order to advance." .

First, get rid of Ike Perlmutter's greed before continuing the negotiations. "

"What about Disney?"

"Disney's foundation is animation. This is a fact that everyone knows. The current dispute between Eisner and Robert Iger seems to be two development paths. In fact, Robert Iger wants to replace him and become the CEO of Disney.

Once this goal is achieved, what he wants most is not to acquire Marvel, but to acquire Pixar.

Therefore, we just need to treat others with their own medicine and join in the Pixar acquisition to make Disney more chaotic. "

Xu Liang pondered for a moment.

"You follow your strategy."

Liao Yan was relieved, "Mr. Xu, I will definitely acquire Marvel as soon as possible."

"Since you are taking retreat in order to advance, then don't worry. Let Ike Perlmutter calm down first."

"yes."

After the two chatted for a while, Xu Liang hung up the phone.

I checked my work email and called Chu Gang in New York.

"Mr. Xu."

"Lao Chu, I saw your email. The White Tiger American Fund has closed its investment?"

"Yes. The US$200 million has been fully raised, and the closed fund is now in operation."

Since Hanhua reclassified its funds, Chu Gang's Baize Fund became the White Tiger Fund.

Also because of the public fundraising of the London Suzaku Fund, in less than six months, the amount of funds raised reached 550 million pounds.

The New York White Tiger Fund and the Jupiter 3 Fund, which originally had only US$30 million in capital, have relaxed their restrictions.

As long as you have the ability, you can raise as much as you want.

However, Chu Gang and Duan Yongping are more conservative.

The former raised US$200 million and then shut down operations, while the latter only raised US$100 million.

"Besides Amico, have you considered other investment targets?"

"Two have been identified."

"oh?"

Xu Liang became interested.

"Goldman Sachs and Moody's."

Xu Liang felt relieved upon hearing this.

The most profitable companies before the subprime mortgage crisis were not real estate companies and banks.

It’s investment banks and rating companies.

The former is to make money from both ends with the left hand and the right hand.

The latter is even simpler.

Which CDO portfolio is not rated?

Moody's is completely making money lying down.

"Mr. Xu, Goldman Sachs..."

Xu Liang interrupted him.

"No need to explain, you are the person in charge of White Tiger Fund, and I believe in your investment vision."

The feeling of being trusted is really touching.

"Thank you, Mr. Xu."

"No need to thank you. When the White Tiger Fund was first established, I promised you that the investment is entirely up to you. Therefore, unless a major loss occurs, I will not interfere with your investment."

After a pause, Xu Liang changed the topic.

"Old Chu, is there any news about the other thing I asked you to pay attention to?"

"Not yet. However, there has been some news in the US media about a reduction in soybean production, but not much."

Xu Liang was shocked.

He has always asked Chu Gang to pay attention to the official websites of the United States Department of Agriculture and the four major grain merchants.

I want to get the news about the rise and fall of soybeans as soon as possible.

Although there is no news about these big guys, the news about soybean production reduction in the media is not groundless.

Like the clouds before the rain.

"I'm afraid that the four major grain merchants have begun to secretly build momentum." Xu Liang said.

"Continue to pay attention and notify me as soon as there is any news."

"OK."

Xu Liang hung up the phone and looked at the bright moonlight outside the window, feeling a little uneasy.

He has invested too much in soybeans.

If the war does not break out this year, his losses will be huge.

It’s just that bank interest is not a decimal.

This is also the reason why he always holds tens of billions of dollars in funds and does not invest heavily.

All this money is at the bottom of the box.

If the four major grain merchants are bullish and want to swallow him up, then he must be able to protect himself.

"At least it seems like everything is going well now."

After shaking his head, he continued to deal with work emails, and it was already late at night without realizing it.

He didn't plan to work overtime too late. After finishing the work, he went to bed and took a shower before resting.

the next day.

Get out of bed and exercise without hesitation.

In the past four years, his Bajiquan has become extremely powerful with the support of his physical fitness, which has almost reached the top level of human beings after time travel.

From elementary school to college, Huo Gang, who was also born with supernatural powers, couldn't bear it anymore.

boom.

After a hard punch, the two of them retreated at the same time.

"Okay, that's it for today."

Hearing this, Huo Gang grinned and shook his fist.

"Brother Liang, your fist is getting harder and harder."

"Haha, you taught me well."

Xu Liang is very satisfied with his progress in Bajiquan.

"Go and wash up. We'll have dinner later."

"Um."

After Xu Liang went to the bathroom to take a shower, Xu Meng, fully dressed, was already sitting in the restaurant.

"Brother, you are too slow. I have already started eating breakfast."

As he said that, he raised his hand to gesture to the bun in his hand.

"The charm of the "Super Girl" finals is that it's so great that even a lazy person like you can get rid of your habit of staying in bed."

"Smelly brother, please stop slandering me. It's not called lying in bed, it's beauty sleep. If you don't get enough sleep, you will age prematurely."

"It's really not easy to be able to sleep in and be said to be fresh and refined by you."

The two brothers and sisters bickered every day.

It doesn't look cool on the surface, but it's actually very warm.

"By the way, brother. My parents will come from my hometown next week."

"Told you?"

"Um."

"That's not right. Didn't they say they would stay in their hometown until autumn?"

“According to Comrade Wang Xiangling’s report, during this period, our family has been visited by a large number of guests, including people from the village, town, county, city, and province, visiting from time to time, from this department today, to that department tomorrow.

Comrade Xu Yongpei was very excited and satisfied at the beginning. But as time went by, I became a little impatient. Now I am even more afraid of avoiding it.

Therefore, we can only run to the capital to hide. "

Xu Liang smiled and shook his head.

When you are poor in the busy city, no one cares about you; when you are rich in the mountains, you have distant relatives.

As his business grew, so did the number of guests at their home.

After making a fortune from this oil speculation, even the province couldn't help but quit.

My father is a retired workshop director of a township paper mill. He is not considered a leader at the county level. The city leaders are also tight, but the provincial leaders are a bit over the top.

He was afraid that he would accidentally be tricked by others and cause trouble for his son, so he became increasingly unbearable in his hometown.

"My parents have some things they can't hide from their faces. Please pay more attention and let me know if anything happens."

"Make sure to complete the mission."