Chapter 1902

Xiang Nan smiled. Three and a half billion US dollars seemed like a lot, but to him, it was no longer a big sum of money.

He now has more than 10 billion U.S. dollars of capital through investment, and he is truly a rich man.

But it’s not a good idea to tell Jennifer about this kind of thing.

Therefore, he argued, "I don't need to have much money, I just want them to believe how much money I can make in the future."

Jennifer was stunned for a moment, then nodded.

Although Xiang Nan's words were vague, 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 they value Xiang Nan's extraordinary creative talents.

Every movie he produces is a hit. Although 3.5 billion US dollars sounds like a lot, if it is a blockbuster movie like "Dances with Wolves", "Home Alone", and "Ghostbusters", it only takes a few movies.

You can make money back.

And this is not too difficult for Xiang Nan. So in the final analysis, Xiang Nan has the ability, which makes Jennifer very envious.

As for Catherine Zeta-Jones, she admires Xiang Nan very much.

Originally, to her, Xiang Nan was already a top Hollywood star. Now he has made great strides and gone one step further, becoming the owner of Universal Pictures, and his status has reached the pinnacle.

In Hollywood, among the candidates lined up, Xiang Nan was considered the best. Therefore, out of Mu Qiang's mentality, she admired Xiang Nan more and more.

Xiang Nan didn't want to let down the beauty's heart, so he took her in and promised to take her to Hollywood for development.

On the one hand, Catherine Zeta-Jones is charming and charming, and her appearance is considered to be in the first echelon in Hollywood; on the other hand, her acting skills are also very good, and she has won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.

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When the news spread back to Xiangjiang, Xiangjiang was also shocked.

The US$3.5 billion acquisition of Universal Pictures was something that no one expected.

First, 3.5 billion U.S. dollars is really a huge fortune. In 1992, Li Jiacheng, who ranked first in the Hong Kong rich list, had a net worth of only 3.8 billion U.S. dollars.

Second, Xiangjiang filmmakers actually counterattacked Hollywood and took over Hollywood giants. This is also something that makes everyone feel more excited.

In particular, those Xiangjiang filmmakers are cheering and celebrating, thinking that their good days have come. As Xiang Nan becomes the head of Universal Pictures, he will naturally be able to bring more Xiangjiang filmmakers to Hollywood for development.

Of course it’s worth being happy!

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In June, after Xiang Nan took over Universal Pictures, he let it take over the distribution of "Robin Hood".

This movie stars Mel Gibson and Brooke Shields, and tells the story of Robin Hood leading the people to resist the brutal nobles.

Although the story is a bit old-fashioned, Mel Gibson's image of the rogue was very successful and was recognized by the audience. In addition, Brooke Shields's appearance has not faded yet, so she still has a certain appeal to the audience.

Therefore, after "Robin Hood" was released, the box office was quite good. In North America alone, it received a box office of 120 million U.S. dollars, which is a pretty good result.

Such good results have also inspired Universal Pictures to be revitalized and regained its vitality. Even its creditors did not require immediate repayment when they saw that Universal was improving.

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In July, Xiang Nan finished filming in Europe and returned to Hollywood. In addition to continuing to shoot "Mission: Impossible", he also had another job, which was to promote "Speed ​​2".

Seeing that he was finally willing to show up, various media outlets naturally would not let him go and asked him for inside information on the acquisition of Universal Pictures.

"Charles, where did you get the $3.5 billion to acquire Universal Pictures?" the reporter asked curiously.

"Where are your funding channels? Have you relied on the power of mainland capital? Will you be affected by them?" the reporter asked again.

When Xiang Nan heard this, he frowned.

This question is a bit heartbreaking. It seems that some people in the United States are worried that its funds come from the mainland, so its future business policies may be affected by the mainland, turning Universal Pictures into a mouthpiece for the mainland.

After all, the United States has always done this, and Hollywood film companies are almost always its public opinion mouthpieces. It is naturally worried that someone will do the same thing to others.

"Why do you all say that I got my money from raising money?" Xiang Nan then laughed and said, "Didn't I earn it myself?"

"How is that possible? We have done an investigation. Charles, you have made a lot of money in recent years, but excluding taxes, you only have about one billion US dollars in your account." The reporter retorted, "How is it possible that you can get thirty-five dollars?" Billion dollars?”

"Money is dead, people are alive." Xiang Nan curled his lips and said, "I have been learning financial management since 1982. At that time, I invested in Coca-Cola, American Express Bank, Microsoft, Cisco, Oracle, and Adobe , Intel and many other companies’ stocks.

Over the years, my investment has received generous returns. It is no exaggeration to say that, let alone US$3.5 billion, even if it is doubled, I can still get it."

The reporters were a little shocked when they heard what he said.

"Do you have any evidence?" they asked doubtfully.

"Of course." Xiang Nan nodded and then showed his stock certificate.

There are records of Xiang Nan's previous investments. Although the details are partially obscured, it can still be seen that Xiang Nan's profits were quite substantial.

The most powerful one was that the profit in one day exceeded 200 million US dollars. This kind of financial miracle made reporters dumbfounded.

"So, the funds I used to acquire Universal Pictures were all my own money." 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 is a good deal to acquire Universal Pictures for US$3.5 billion?" the reporter asked curiously.

"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 US dollars 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 well-known music companies 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", "Scarface", etc. Famous movies.

It also includes more than 14,000 episodes of TV series, two Universal Studios, and a publishing company. In addition, there is Universal Pictures' global film distribution network.

These are the accumulation of Universal Pictures in the past century. It only cost 3.5 billion US dollars to buy them, which is very worthwhile. You know, Viacom spent 9.6 billion US dollars to acquire Paramount in 1994.

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Chapter completed!