Chapter 1900 1902 [Source of Funds]
Chapter 1902
Xiang Nan smiled, $3.5 billion may seem like a lot, but to him, it is not a lot of money.
Now that he has invested, his funds have reached more than tens of billions of dollars, and he is a veritable rich man.
But this kind of thing is not worth telling Jennifer.
So he justified, "I don't need to have a lot of money, I just let them believe that how much money I can make in the future is good."
Jennifer was taken aback for a moment, then nodded.
Although Xiang Nan spoke vaguely, she already understood. Xiang Nan should have cooperated with other capital to have the money to buy Universal Pictures.
The reason why other capitals are willing to cooperate with him is probably because of Xiang Nan's extraordinary creative talent.
Every single one of his movies is a blockbuster, and $3.5 billion may sound like a lot, but if it's a blockbuster movie like "Dances with Wolves," "Home Alone," and "Ghostbusters," it only takes a few hits. You can earn it back.
And this is not too difficult for Xiang Nan. So in the final analysis, Xiang Nan still has the ability, which makes Jennifer very envious.
As for Catherine Zeta-Jones, she admired Xiang Nan very much.
Originally, for her, Xiang Nan was already a top Hollywood superstar. Now he has made great progress and made a further step, becoming the owner of Universal Pictures, and his status has reached the pinnacle.
In Hollywood, Xiang Nan is considered the best among those who stand side by side and line up to pick. Therefore, out of Mu Qiang's psychology, she admired Xiang Nan more and more.
Xiang Nan didn't want to disappoint the beauty, so he took her in and promised to take her to Hollywood to develop.
On the one hand, Catherine Zeta-Jones is charming and charming, and her appearance is considered the first echelon in Hollywood; on the other hand, her acting skills are also very good, and she won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.
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When the news came back to Xiangjiang, Xiangjiang was also shocked.
The acquisition of Universal Pictures for US$3.5 billion was unexpected by everyone.
One is 3.5 billion US dollars, which is really a fortune. In 1992, Li Jiacheng, who ranked first in the Xiangjiang rich list, had a net worth of only 3.8 billion US dollars.
Secondly, Xiangjiang filmmakers actually counterattacked Hollywood and included Hollywood giants in their pockets. This is also something that makes everyone feel very excited.
Especially those Xiangjiang filmmakers cheered and celebrated, thinking that their good days have come. With Xiang Nan becoming the head of Universal Pictures, he will naturally be able to bring more Xiangjiang filmmakers to Hollywood for development.
Naturally deserves to be happy!
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In June, after Xiang Nan took over Universal Pictures, he let him take over the work of releasing "Robin Hood".
This movie, starring Mel Gibson and Brooke Shields, tells the story of Robin Hood leading the people against the brutal nobles.
Although the story is old-fashioned, Mel Gibson's image of a grand rogue is very successful and has been recognized by the audience. In addition, Brooke Shields's appearance has not collapsed yet, so she still has a certain appeal to the audience.
Therefore, after the release of "Robin Hood", the box office was quite good. The box office in North America alone was 120 million US dollars, which is quite a good result.
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In July, Xiang Nan finished filming in Europe and returned to Hollywood. In addition to continuing to film "Mission: Impossible", he also has another job, which is to promote "Speed 2".
Seeing that he was finally willing to show up, the various media naturally would not let him go, and asked him for inside information about the acquisition of Universal Pictures.
"Charles, where did you get the $3.5 billion to acquire Universal Pictures?" the reporter asked curiously.
"Where is your funding channel? Have you borrowed the power of mainland capital? Will you be influenced by them?" The reporter asked again.
Xiang Nan frowned when he heard this.
This question is a bit embarrassing. It seems that some people in the United States are worried that his funds come from the mainland, so his future business policy may be influenced by the mainland, turning Universal Pictures into the mouthpiece of the mainland.
After all, the United States has always done this. Hollywood film companies are almost its mouthpieces. It is naturally worried that someone will use the way of the other and return it to the other.
"Why do you all say that my money is raised?" Xiang Nan then laughed, "Could it be that I earned it myself?"
"How is that possible? We have conducted investigations. Charles, you have made a lot of money in the past few years, but after deducting taxes, your account is only about one billion dollars." The reporter retorted, "How could it be possible to get thirty-five dollars?" One hundred million U.S. dollars?"
"Money is dead, but people are alive." Xiang Nan curled his lips and said, "I have been learning financial management since 1982. Back then, I invested in Coca-Cola, American Express, Microsoft, Cisco, Oracle, Adobe , Intel and many other companies.
Over the years, my investment has paid off handsomely. It is not an exaggeration to say, let alone 3.5 billion US dollars, even if it is doubled, I can still get it out. "
Hearing what he said, the reporters were a little shocked.
"Do you have any evidence?" They asked suspiciously.
"Of course." Xiang Nan nodded, and then showed his stock certificate.
There are records of Xiangnan's previous investments. Although the details are covered, it can still be seen that Xiangnan has made quite a lot of profits.
The most powerful one, the daily income exceeded 200 million US dollars. Such a financial miracle made the reporters dumbfounded.
"So, I used my own money to acquire Universal Pictures." Xiang Nan explained, "So, I only do things for myself and will not be affected by any factors."
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"Charles, do you think it's a good deal to acquire Universal Pictures for US$3.5 billion?" The reporter asked curiously again.
"I think it's still acceptable." Xiang Nan nodded.
The price of 3.5 billion US dollars is indeed a bit high. But having said that, buying it for $3.5 billion is actually worth the money.
Because the assets purchased for US$3.5 billion include MCA Records, which is one of the five largest record companies in the world and owns famous music such as Bing Crosby, Elton John, The Who, Guns N' Roses, and Nirvana. human rights.
There are also 3,100 movies, including "Jaws", "ET", "All Quiet on the Western Front", "The Mummy", "Frankenstein", "Moonlight Panic", "Scarface", etc. well-known movies.
Also includes more than 14,000 episodes of TV series, two Universal Studios, and a publishing company. In addition, there is Universal Pictures' film distribution network all over the world.
These are the accumulation of Universal Pictures for nearly a hundred years, and it only cost 3.5 billion US dollars to buy, which is very worthwhile. You know, in 1994, Viacom spent $9.6 billion to acquire Paramount.
And Paramount's film library is not as sufficient as Universal Pictures.
(end of this chapter)