Of course, Kissinger is not the only veteran political elite that Simon plans to win over. However, Kissinger is one of the few people he values most. The reason is also very simple. For example, Kissinger’s balance of power theory has two biggest features. Word: pragmatic.
For those who came later, they probably subconsciously felt that in the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, the United States had always led the West to suppress the Soviet Union and pursue it until the Soviet Union collapsed.
Not really.
The Cold War was initiated by the West and began with former British Prime Minister Churchill’s Iron Curtain Speech. In the following years, the Western world, led by Britain and the United States, did maintain its dominant position for a period of time. However, with the United States’ involvement in the Korean War and Vietnam With the continuous defeat of the war, the situation gradually reversed, and the Soviet Union became the stronger party and began to expand externally, while the Western world was on the defensive.
In this context, no matter how Western society smeared the Soviet Union in public opinion, for the upper elites, especially those Western political elites who had personally experienced some of the firm beliefs of the Soviet Union at its peak, there was simply no hope of destroying it. Soviet Union.
Therefore, Kissinger's 'balance of power theory' came into being.
The core of this theory is roughly to attract as many forces as possible to form an alliance to jointly fight against the Soviet Union, and ultimately achieve a relatively balanced two-level world structure.
It can be seen from this that the West has made plans to coexist with the Soviet Union for a long time.
But when will the world change
This is something.
It's still the balance of power theory. This is actually the epitome of American pragmatic diplomacy during the Cold War. We don't talk about right or wrong. As long as you are willing to stand on my side, we are friends. And in the end everything is for the benefit of the West.
One of the most classic cases was Kissinger’s secret visit to China in 1971.
Then there is another most striking contrast. Some years later in the original time and space, the world structure has changed. Winning over Russia is the most beneficial strategy for the United States. As a result, Bald Eagle not only failed to win over the other side, but instead used a series of extreme tricks. , completely pushing Mao Xiong to an almost irreversible opposite.
why
Because in the American political arena at that time, there were no real politicians who dared to take on their responsibilities, and there were only a group of second-rate politicians who followed the wind.
Now that he is the most important passenger on this big ship and has nowhere to jump if he wants to, Simon can no longer allow this to happen. Cultivating truly outstanding political elites, continuously spreading them into the federal political arena in the next few years, and gradually completing replacement and control, is an important strategy that Simon wants to implement.
The two chatted for a whole morning without realizing it. The host and guest enjoyed themselves and had lunch together before Simon saw Kissinger off and then took a helicopter to Manhattan.
This is September 24th.
Sunday.
New York Fashion Week is in full swing, and Manhattan is also quite lively.
After a busy day yesterday, I still need to restrain myself. I spent the afternoon at Daenerys Entertainment’s East Coast headquarters on the Upper West Side to handle work. It wasn’t until the evening that I reunited with Grace Crepp to attend an elite-sponsored event. Fashionable reception.
So we stayed on the east coast for another night, and departed early the next morning to fly back to the west coast.
Time came to the end of September 2000 before we knew it.
First of all, the 2000 summer season has come to an end.
Daenerys Entertainment is led by Finding Nemo. Recently, the North American box office of this 3D animated film has exceeded 360 million U.S. dollars. The single-week box office has dropped to only 200,000 to 300,000 dollars. The total local box office is expected to be about It is around US$365 million. In addition, the film’s overseas box office has also exceeded US$500 million. Since the release date of many ticket warehouses is lagging behind, it is expected that there will be about US$100 million left at the box office in the future. Therefore, the total global box office of the film will probably be around US$365 million. Around US$950 million.
Even though there is almost no possibility of exceeding 1 billion, this 3D animated film is still the highest-grossing film so far in 2000.
Of course, what is regrettable is the surroundings.
But I can only regret it.
We can’t sell live fish!
Then came Charlie's Angels 2, The Hangover 2, and Spartacus, which were considered second-tier blockbusters. Among them, Charlie's Angels 2 was a collaborative project. In short, the local box office of these films was around US$200 million. It's just that Very generous profits can be achieved by relying on theatrical distribution.
Then there is the third level, from the beginning of the summer season with Rescue 2, to the later High School Musical 2 and The Black Dahlia, and finally to the ending of Kung Fu, which unexpectedly became another purely Chinese-language film with a box office of over 100 million in North America, all of them belong to the North American 100 million Movies that box office around US$.
It is also a hit, but in terms of dark horse, the final effort is similar.
Finally, there are ordinary films such as Magic Mike 2 that do not deserve too much attention. Either the box office is not as good as expected, or the film itself is too small, or it simply fails.
In any case, in one summer holiday season, eight films related to Daenerys Entertainment reached the 100 million-dollar mark, while among other studios, only Warner and Disney each had one film that entered the 100-million-dollar club during the same period. The gap is huge. huge.
It can be said that Daenerys Entertainment's dominance over Hollywood is obviously still greatly strengthened just by looking at the performance of this summer season.
Because of this dominance, coupled with Daenerys Entertainment’s extensive deployment in various businesses with normal potential such as games, cable TV and even the Internet, just recently, Ygrit became the world’s first company with a market value breakthrough At the same time as the trillion-dollar Super Big Mac, the market value of Daenerys Entertainment once exceeded 870 billion US dollars.
Daenerys Entertainment's expected revenue in fiscal year 2000 is approximately US$10 billion, which means that the company's price-to-earnings ratio has exceeded 80 times.
For an industry giant that many professionals think has hit the ceiling in all business areas, such market performance is nothing short of miraculous. Countless people are wondering whether Daenerys Entertainment will become the second giant with a market value of trillions, just like Ygritte, which continues to climb after breaking one trillion.
Simon personally thought there was little hope before.
Because indeed, as many professional analysts have said, many businesses under Daenerys Entertainment are at the top of the industry, such as movies and music. It is simply impossible to maintain sustained high growth in the future.
The reasons why this is happening now are very complex.
The first is the general environment.
In the bull market of the century, let alone pigs and cows, elephants can fly.
Then there is the blessing of Westeros concept stocks.
Even though they clearly saw the ceiling of Daenerys' entertainment, after so many years, watching Simon create a miracle of super wealth step by step, everyone was almost blindly full of confidence in Westeros-related enterprises.
Finally, when it comes to the actual business field, it is certainly not without its highlights.
Such as games.
Especially the rapid rise of online games in recent years. Both within the company and various media, it is generally believed that online games will dominate the future. Moreover, compared with previous stand-alone games, the market size of online games should far exceed .
In fact, it is just short of coming up with a metaverse concept 20 years in advance.
Then there's the Internet.
Daenerys Entertainment has spared no effort in operating the IT concept in recent years, whether it is the continuous development of a full-service network membership system, the Blockbuster rental chain that continues to increase its online business, or its own game software mall, or even Its theater chains have begun to experiment with online ticket sales, etc., and they have achieved real results.
Just this part of the business has brought an increase in market value to Daenerys Entertainment, at least one to two hundred billion US dollars.
In short, times make heroes.
General Electric, which once should have been ahead of the New York Stock Exchange, is actually stronger than before after annexing Time Warner. However, it is now firmly suppressed by Daenerys Entertainment, which is also on the New York Stock Exchange. Even if the current market is so crazy, Or because of the waxing and waning of one thing and another, General Electric's market value is only a little over 400 billion U.S. dollars. Before this bull market turns, there is little chance that it will eventually reach its previous peak of 600 billion U.S. dollars.
Simon returned to Los Angeles, and with this summer season coming to an end, October came quickly.
The first thing is CNOOC's IPO again.
The time is Friday, October 6th.
It is still listed in China and the United States at the same time.
This time, due to the big sale and the strong support of the Westeros system, the subscription volume during the road show reached 4.3 times the total amount of new shares issued.
In the end, it was first listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on the other side of the ocean. The issue price was HK$6.15, and the opening increase reached 12%. At the close of the day, the stock price fell to a high of HK$7.56, a single-day increase of 23%. Subsequently, it was listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and the stock price rose by 22% on the first day.
Everyone is happy.
At least, that's certainly the case on the surface.
Because this IPO has only one purpose, and that is IPO. As long as you can successfully list your business and don't make the same mistakes again, it's a victory. I can't care about the rest.
On the day of the listing, Chen Qing personally went to New York to help out, and after finishing the work, flew to Los Angeles.
Simon has been on the West Coast lately.
Because September has passed, it also happens to be the end of Daenerys Entertainment’s fiscal year, and there are many things that need to be dealt with.
Such as financial reports.
The full-year financial report scheduled to be released in the middle of this month is considered by many to be the key to whether Daenerys Entertainment will become the second company to hit a trillion-dollar market capitalization.
Simon personally doesn't really care.
Moreover, in Simon's view, before the U.S. stock market makes this big turn, the second company that is more likely to break through the trillion dollar mark should be Tinker Bayer. This company's recent market value has also exceeded the 800 billion mark, following Danni After Liz, it ranks third in U.S. stock market value.
However, Daenerys is quite enthusiastic up and down.
After all, even if it only reaches one trillion in one day, it is still a super record that can be shown off for many years. Therefore, Amy Pascal even discussed with Simon whether to make the financial report more beautiful.
Simon doesn't care.
Just don’t deliberately water down the specific revenue and profit. After all, a net profit of around 10 billion is already quite impressive. For the big Hollywood studios ranked at the bottom, not to mention profits, revenue is still far short of 10 billion. No matter how high it is on purpose, it is impossible to raise it to more than 20 billion. Just adding a dozen or two billion will have nothing to do with the overall situation. On the contrary, it will be embarrassing if it is exposed.
Others, such as the layout in the conceptual field of the Internet, can be drawn casually.
Anyway, compared to many people who are still speculating on concepts, their actual performance in various aspects can still stand up to description.
As for whether it can eventually break through the 1 trillion mark, it depends on fate.
Saturday.
There was nothing special going on at home, but Simon still went to Daenerys Studios in Malibu to handle some work matters.
Chen Qing arrived in Los Angeles and first visited the Dume Point Manor.
I brought a lot of gifts, big and small, and even some of the Wei family maids I knew well would not miss them. Because of this, the entire Dumeijiao Manor actually has a very good impression of her.
until noon.
Simon returned from the movie theater, had lunch together, and then walked with his boss on the beach of the manor, talking about recent events.
The recent IPO is definitely the focus.
However, realizing that her boss seemed not very interested in this, Chen Qing took the initiative to change the topic: "The Brahmaputra Grand Canyon, boss, was also released there last week. Can you guess how much the box office was?"
Simon didn't guess, just said: "It should be able to reach the level of Mount Everest last year, right?"
"It is expected to be higher," Chen Qing said: "The painting opened on the 29th last month, because it was the National Day holiday, and we collected 67 million yuan in seven days in the first week. Everyone was shocked. However, the domestic market is regulated. After getting up, it is actually quite normal. After all, there are 1.2 billion people. Last year's "Mount Everest" had a box office of 114 million yuan in the mainland. This one, from the first week, can at least be around 150 million yuan. Anyway, everyone has made a lot of money. .”
Simon smiled and nodded, thought for a moment, and said, "Yu Xiaomin, right, very good."
"Yes," Chen Qing said, "It's just a documentary, but now he has become a big name. Even if I want to meet him, I have to check the time."
Simon glanced at her: "That girl dares to do this to you?"
"Haha, I don't dare, I'm exaggerating," Chen Qing said, turned around and looked around, then came closer, took her boss's arm, stepped on the delicate beach and continued to move forward, saying at the same time: "And, because With these films in recent years, the number of overseas tourists in China has been growing rapidly. Data was released some time ago. In the first six months of this year, the foreign exchange earned by overseas tourists in mainland China reached 9.6 billion U.S. dollars. It’s about 20 billion U.S. dollars, with an annual growth of 27%. Tsk, we have made such a big contribution, but it’s a pity that we can’t get much benefit.”
The annual foreign exchange earnings were US$20 billion, equivalent to more than 160 billion yuan. When Simon heard this figure, he was somewhat surprised.
After all, I still care about the other side of the ocean.
Simon happens to know that China's national fiscal revenue in the first half of 2000 was only 630 billion yuan, and it is expected to be 1.3 trillion yuan for the whole year, equivalent to about 150 billion US dollars.
Now, the foreign exchange earned by just one overseas tourist can reach 20 billion U.S. dollars. This is definitely a figure that cannot be ignored for China, which has continued to be short of foreign exchange in recent years.
Think about it again, our extensive promotion from movies to online self-media in recent years
It's unreasonable not to give some benefits.
Thinking like this, Simon said to the girl next to him: "If you don't want to give it, just ask for it. We have done so much. Let's choose some places with beautiful scenery and let me build some manors. Isn't it too much?"
Chen Qing was originally just asking for credit, but when her boss said this, she immediately said, "Yes, yes, boss, don't worry, I'll do it when I get back."
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