Birth of an actor

大约在1997年的7月初,泰国在以量子基金、老虎基金为首的国际炒家们的狙击下,将会被迫宣布泰铢与美元脱钩、实行浮动汇率制度（像1992年的英镑一样）,然后泰铢将跌到谷底,保守估计汇率最高也要30:1。

From July to October 1997, the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and other countries with similar economic conditions and systems to Thailand will be hit by the depreciation of the Thai baht one after another. The git and the Indonesian rupiah depreciated successively.

In October 1997, the exchange rate of the Taiwan dollar was impacted, and the stock markets of Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and other places plummeted again. This financial storm initially caused by the depreciation of the Thai baht eventually swept across Asia.

Then at the end of 1997 and the beginning of 1998, the international speculators had almost conquered the whole of Asia, and when they came to Hong Kong, the last unconquered region, they fell sharply due to a wrong estimate of the strength of the Hong Kong government, and terminated It caused a bloody storm in the Asian financial market.

——These are things that will happen in the future. Now, although many keen financial people and smell the unusual wind direction, know that a Thailand will definitely not be able to satisfy the appetite of international speculators such as Quantum Fund. After the Thai baht , this group of bloodthirsty sharks will definitely set their sights on other Southeast Asian countries, but they have not yet imagined that the storm in the Asian financial world in the next year will be so huge and the impact will be so far-reaching.

William knew, so he made just the right preparations at the right time, and then earned a sum of money that most people in the world could not earn in their entire lives, no, it was even unimaginable.

When counting the book funds, even though William had already made psychological preparations, his heart was still beating in shock by the specific figures. Marx once said that if capital has a 50.00% profit, it will take risks ; If there is a [-]% profit, it dares to trample on all the laws of the world; if there is a [-]% profit, it dares to commit any crime, even the risk of being hanged.

And William's income is almost close to [-]% profit!

Even if William does not enjoy any cost dividends and only takes 10% of the normal commission, he can instantly become worth hundreds of millions of dollars—however, there is still a long way to go before becoming a billionaire. Only rich people with more than [-] million US dollars are eligible to enter the billionaire club, and William is still a millionaire (millionaire).

After returning the funds withdrawn from Lance's several funds, including the principal with interest, the rest is the issue of dividends. Lance hopes that William will share it with him fifty-fifty (if this is the case, William will immediately become a partner). Billionaire), but William disagreed. His original plan was to take [-]% of the bonus himself, which is already very objective, at most [-]% to [-]%, [-]%?That was a bit beyond his heart's tolerance. After all, the original capital belonged to Lance. In order to support his plan, Lance took the risk of personal bankruptcy if it failed. Even if William has been in the Asian financial market for the past few months Li Kong gloved the white wolf, but he didn't plan to take such a big piece of cake from Lance.

But Lance was very persistent, and he even suggested: "If you refuse to accept it, then we will use the money as the principal, and after the dust of this financial war settles, how about dividing it fifty-fifty? Anyway, they are all yours As a result, without you, I would not have met this opportunity at all."

"You're thinking too simple, old man. We won't be able to play the next game like before, or we will have something to do sooner or later." William explained: "We entered the market right after the Quantum Fund, We didn't take any risk, our profit ratio was higher, not only did we not plan to stand with them, we even planned to continue to fish in troubled waters-you think George Soros and Julian Robertson really never noticed Us? They can't be unaware, it's just that Thailand and other Southeast Asian countries have occupied all their energy, and they can't investigate our origin for the time being. We are conspicuous enough, old man, and this is something I don't want to get involved One of the reasons for the final battle, even if the baht battle is over and the Indonesian rupiah or Philippine peso sniper battle comes, we can’t put all our assets into it, at least half of it should be reserved for other uses.”

Before the Thai Baht War, although the funds of William and Lance had a lot of money, there were not one or two international hedge funds trying to profit from the Thai stock market, and their funds were not very conspicuous among international speculators. But it is different now. The money on William and Lance's books has swelled to the point where they can acquire one of the five major cable television networks in the United States (if the five major cable networks are indeed acquired), such a huge sum of money plus the operation of the trader , can play a key role in any currency war, and will never be ignored by anyone with a heart.

After all, Lance was raised as a manager of a huge imperial group, not a trader, so he can clearly see the political and economic dynamics of the entire United States and the world, but he cannot grasp the turmoil in the financial market. But William clearly understands how eager the group of sharks headed by Quantum Fund and Tiger Fund are for money, and how much he hates someone who grabs his prey from him, not to mention that there is too much money, and it is very difficult to hide his whereabouts. It is difficult, but it is more convenient to operate with small sums of funds.

So the final result of the discussion between William and Lance is to keep half of the funds in the stock market and divide them into five shares to be held by different venture funds. Several industries with great development potential are about to be bought.

"Although the financial turmoil seems to have only occurred in Thailand now, and at most spread to some other countries in Asia, in the long run, it may also spread to the United States and Europe. This is a world where the economy is gradually globalizing. The United States wants to It’s impossible to be completely alone.” William agreed with Lance’s decision very much: “Industry is the foundation of everything, and the financial market without the support of industry is just a castle in the air, but with an industry, we can build high-rise buildings. Lance, Which industries are you planning to invest in?"

"Department stores and real estate, and maybe some emerging technology." Lance replied: "London's real estate is getting tighter, and this is a country that is more and more welcoming to immigrants, especially billionaires. The real estate industry is an investment industry that cannot be reassured. But you, Will, what are you going to do with the money? Don’t tell me you want to open an account to save them, and then buy villas, luxury cars, antiques, eat, drink and have fun.”

"Am I just a person who likes to enjoy in your heart?" William protested strongly: "Although I do have the idea of ​​buying a house and a car, the money is mainly used for some investments. I have a good idea in my mind. idea."

"Oh? What investment are you going to do?"

"It's still financial, mainly buying a company's stock."

Hearing about finance, Lance's interest is not so great. Roderick started out in industry, and the subtle influence from childhood made Lance's investment interest more concentrated in industry. However, out of trust in William's vision, he still asked: "which company?"

"apple."

"...the one you can't eat?"

"YEP."

……

"You lied to me." Amon Goffman accused: "You lied to my feelings."

"Uh--"

"I didn't accept any job for four and a half months! Don't rush to refute me, the group of magazine photos taken for "GQ" is not a serious job!"

"Didn't the issue of "GQ" sell well?" William muttered, "I still see people discussing it online and in newspapers. People haven't forgotten about me, Ami." He said in a relaxed tone explain.

"Four and a half months! It's not long since I forgot about you! Also, don't call me Ami!" The agent's tone still sounded angry: "There are no talk shows, no interviews, no activities, you say you four There are things that must be focused on every month. Let me arrange as little work as possible for you. I agree. I know that Harvard’s course work is not easy. You must complete it in a short period of time. The credits of the whole year allow him to take care of both acting and acting. However, during the most important rising period, he actually allowed himself to rest for four and a half months. Will, in Hollywood, only out-of-date stars and super A-listers who have already achieved fame can do it. Dare to disappear like this for half a year, even if the A-listers are all working hard, there are plenty of people who receive three films a year, you are not even an A-lister! You! How! How dare you!"

"actually, I--"

"Where's the script you promised me to finish? Will? Didn't you read a single page!"

Of course, it is impossible for William to tell the truth in this state of questioning: "I read it, I read it all." Before he was busy with the hedge fund, William reported to his agent, saying that he had a lot of things to do in the past few months, so For the time being, Amon Goffman thought that William was worried that failing to keep up with his studies would affect his graduation, so he agreed, but he threw William a lot of scripts, at least a dozen or twenty, and asked him to resume work. After reading all of them and choosing the ones he was satisfied with, William agreed, but it is really difficult to read the script carefully while taking into account studies and the stock market, so William only chose to read the ones he was interested in, and the others were all Skip it quickly.

"All?" Amon Goffman asked suspiciously, "Really?"

"Of course. If you don't believe me, you test me?" Although he was guilty, William's tone was very calm.

"How about Dr. Oolong?"

"...Can you stop showing the traces of the temptation so clearly, Amon? This kind of crazy and children's movie-like movie is obviously not suitable for me. Although I only focus on scientific research, I even forgot to attend my own wedding. The childlike innocence of Dr. Oolong is quite interesting."

"What about "Clash of Heaven and Earth"?"

"Another typical natural disaster movie after Tornado, no, maybe a little Independence Day, comets are about to hit Earth, but humans never give up, the president makes a speech, and America once again Save the planet blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah, but audiences like it these days so probably won't be too bad at the box office."

"But? You're always used to having a but."

"That's right. However, it doesn't matter who plays the leading role in this kind of routine movie that relies entirely on post-production special effects. There is not much room for development, and it will not leave a deep impression on the audience."

"I'm very happy, Will, for two things." Amon Goffman's tone sounded no longer angry: "First, I'm very happy that you didn't continue to lie to me, and second, I'm very relieved about this Two movies, we feel the same way."

"I'm glad to hear that too," William said.

"Then, it's time for us to discuss which script you prefer."

"Speaking of this, I really like it, and I want the next script - although I am more interested in the subject matter."

"Which one?"

"Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, Ami, please, I want to play this, any Star Wars fan will not want to miss this movie." William said in a requesting tone, if Amon Goff Man was opposite him at this time, maybe he would blink his eyes a few more times, and then release the dog light waves to impress the opponent more quickly.

The moment William saw the name on the cover, he decided to get this script. The "Star Wars" series is too famous and classic. William really doesn't want to miss this series, and since he can see the script, it must mean that the producer Fang has expressed interest in William.

Amon Goffman's voice rarely hesitated: "Although I am also very keen to let you participate in the filming of the Star Wars series, Will, I am afraid it will not be possible in the near future."

"Why?" William couldn't hide his disappointment in his tone. To be honest, "Star Wars Episode [-]" is the one he likes the most out of this pile of scripts, and this is the one he reads most carefully.

"Because [-]th Century Fox has no money." Amon Goffman said cleanly: "The production cost estimate of "Star Wars Episode [-]" has come out, at least [-] million US dollars, and the investment of "Titanic" is still [-] million US dollars. It has not been recovered, and Fox does not dare to continue shooting large-scale productions under the condition of tight funds for the time being. The shooting plan of "Star Wars Prequel" has been temporarily postponed. When it will restart, it depends on how well "Titanic" sells. If it sells well, we may start filming next year, but if it doesn’t sell well, it’s possible that the plan will be postponed to three years later.”

The national premiere of "Titanic" is tentatively scheduled for Christmas Eve this year, which is December 12th. The delay in the release of "The Nick" is really serious-this also confirms from the side how worried 19th Century Fox is about the prospects of this movie.

"Okay, "Star Wars Episode [-]" is over, let's look at the other—" William looked at the thick pile of scripts in his hand, most of which he flipped through in a hurry and didn't read carefully at all, and suddenly felt It was a little difficult to choose, so he changed the subject first: "By the way, Amon, can I ask you something?"

"Say."

"Help me choose a house in Beverly Hills. It doesn't need to occupy too much land, but the greenery must be good, and it must be relatively hidden and not easy to be photographed by paparazzi. There are about three to five bedrooms, with automatic A heated swimming pool, and a basketball or tennis court would be even better. Well, that's all for now."

"You finally agreed to rent in Beverly Hills? Well done Will! I told you you couldn't live in a downtown apartment! I know a couple of good realtors, I'll be calling in a minute Ask them, but Will, where do you want to buy a house? If it’s Mulholland Road, the monthly rent is estimated to be less than [-] US dollars, but if it’s other areas, it’s about [-] to [-] US dollars. nailed it."

"Ami—"

"what?"

"It's not renting, it's buying."

"What?!" Amon Goffman suspected that he had heard it wrong: "The price of such a luxury house is at least between 500 million and [-] million US dollars, and it is just the transaction price, not counting the annual maid cleaning, What about yard maintenance, bodyguards, etc. It costs at least tens of thousands of dollars a year to maintain such a house. So, Will, are you wrong or are you kidding?"

William spent a full 10 minutes explaining to his agent.

Amon Goffman's response was to hang up the phone with a "snap".

The next morning at six o'clock in the morning, William received a call from his agent in his sleep: "I'll tell you something very funny, Will, I had a dream yesterday, in which you not only wanted to buy nearly ten million dollars Beverly Hills mansion, and said that he became a millionaire by speculating in stocks hahahaha!"

"Ahem." William cleared his throat deliberately, making sure he pronounced every word accurately: "That's not a dream, Ami."

Amon Goffman: "…"