When Forbes magazine first published its rich list in 1982, it probably didn't expect it to receive such close attention from around the world. In fact, it's not surprising to think about it. People are always interested in the private lives of celebrities and rich people. Even if they know that these people are usually no different from ordinary people, the fire of gossip is still burning, and personal property is closely related to private life. thing.
So even if this ranking is not accurate - they can only calculate personal property based on the stocks, industries and company market value owned by the other party, etc. Many hidden assets cannot be estimated, and no matter how transparent the system is, there will be shadows Existed - yet still sought after around the world.
With such a great success, Forbes naturally has to pursue the victory. It not only finds a way to increase the accuracy of property estimation on the current basis, but also publishes different types of rich lists, such as the rich lists in various regions or the world's top luxury goods. list, the most influential people list and so on. This series of practices not only consolidated the authority and influence of Forbes in the wealth rankings, but also left other financial magazines of the same type far away. In the late 1990s, Fortune also began to publish various There is still a big gap between the wealth rankings and Forbes.
Just entering 2002, "Forbes" released a new issue of the 2001 Global Billionaires List. In people's astonished eyes, a young woman appeared in the top 30 rankings - Angela Mason !
To put it all together, Miss Angel is actually a frequent visitor to the "Forbes" rich list. Since the successful listing of Pixar in 1995, she has been at the bottom of the list with a net worth of 1 billion US dollars. At that time, although people were amazed that she was so young, it can be said that she was the youngest person ever to be listed, but more people thought she was lucky. After all, whoever invests in Pixar will get such huge profits, as long as they have the courage to gamble.
However, with the passage of time, Miss Angel gradually grew up and her position on the leaderboard was gradually rising, from the very beginning and the last few to within a few hundred, and then within a hundred. Although many people lost a lot of wealth in the IT storm in 2000, Angela was affected very little, so the list released at the beginning of last year entered the 60th place with a net worth of more than 5 billion US dollars. within the name!
Even at this time, there are still many people who think she is lucky, especially many insiders. Obviously, if her father hadn't reminded her before the IT storm in 2000, how could Miss Angel have successfully cashed out all the Cisco shares in her hands? But no one expected that, just one year after entering the top 60, she replaced the Italian Prime Minister who was playing AC Milan and squeezed into the top 30!
If someone else made the top 30 rich list, it would be nothing, but Angela would be really surprising. The top 30 rich people usually have two characteristics: first, they all have tens of billions of assets without exception; second, the average age is between 55 and 60 years old.
Especially the second point, relatively speaking, the 45-year-old Gai student at the top of the list is still relatively young. While there are younger people in the top 30, it's not just the lowest 35-year-old. Now, Angela has also squeezed into the ranks of the tens of billions of rich people, even if it may be short-lived, it is surprising enough.
You must know that the age of 21 is already unprecedented, not to mention a young woman - although there are women in the top 30, not only are there too few but they are all over the age of 50.
A lot of people don't know what to say, and while Angela always works wonders—look at "The Pianist" and "Brokeback Mountain," look at the buzz she's causing—isn't that exaggerated? Miss Angel has personally said that she has no talent in business. If this is also called no talent, can the rich people behind her jump from the top floor of the Empire State Building? If this is also because of good luck, then it would be too bad, right? !
But if you look carefully through the history of Miss Angel's development, luck seems to be really with her, as long as Angela makes a decision, it is almost always profitable. Not to mention Pixar and the North American screening rights of "Titanic", when Apple was short of funds, she invested all the money she would make from "Titanic".
At that time, many people felt that Angela had too much money to spend, and it was not so easy to save the crumbling Apple. But with Jobs as CEO, Apple not only stabilized its performance but also began to slowly recover. The launch of the iPod last year made Apple run wild again on the runway, adding a lot more market value in a few months than in the past few years!
Moreover, although Angela sold all the IT stocks after the IT storm, it didn't take long to hold a few again, and then after two years of troughs, these IT stocks began to regain their strength.
Although it will become inevitable by chance, people still don't know where Angela's inevitable is. There is only one thing. Among her personal assets, IT-related industries account for the vast majority.
But unless she can predict the future, how can she possibly know what is worth investing in and what is not
Well, since you can't figure it out, find something that makes sense. Miss Angel has always worked hard for her assets, right? For example, as the image spokesperson of the iPod to further arouse people's pursuit of the iPod, or to lead Pixar and DreamWorks to become a famous film production company in Hollywood after the seven major film companies.
Most people think that Pixar is now worth more than 10 billion yuan, and one-third of the credit belongs to Miss Angel. It can be said that from the day Pixar established the film department, Angela has the right to speak out on the production of live-action movies.
Although she has been directing movies with a lot of literary and artistic components, all the big-selling movies produced by Pixar are not unrelated to her, such as the "Mummy" series or the very thoughtful "Matrix" series, and now it will be The "Harry Potter" series is in the bag, and it is absolutely no problem to go to the next level.
In addition, Pixar and the film companies with the closest relationship with Pixar also have a lot of scripts for low-budget high-box-office movies from her, not to mention the literary movies directed by Angela have never Even a dull movie like "The Pianist" is profitable, and the golden man who has won the best movie for Pixar for three consecutive years! Even Spielberg can't do that, can he
Obviously, it is impossible to figure out Miss Angel with common sense. Since she can almost arrange Pixar's money-making and award-winning movies, she can easily earn tens of billions for herself... Seems understandable
But people who work at Pixar would have scoffed at the claim if they knew. In the eyes of many old employees, Angela should be at least half of the credit for Pixar's current scale. Not to mention the film department, the game department was retained because of her, and as one of the best strategy games on the market, Warcraft is also inextricably linked to her. As for the animation department, don't forget that the two Toy Story scripts were written by Angela, and she also wrote
Tracey dubbed the second part.
In short, Miss Angel always makes some seemingly strange and maybe even stupid decisions, but in the end it turns out that she is the right decision. For example, she has only returned to Los Angeles after the New Year's holiday for less than a week, and she dragged a certain "tyrant" director to the head office to talk to Ed about investment.
"Tell me, how do you feel?" Angela asked after serving James Cameron a cup of coffee with a smile.
"I admit, Pixar's CG is really good—plus, the work atmosphere here is unique," James sipped his coffee. "But you know, Angie, I need more than CG..."
"I know," Angela interrupted him unceremoniously, having listened to it more than a dozen times, "In terms of CG level, Peter Fatty's studio is also very good, but I believe there is what you need here. Stuff. Remember the opening animation of the Matrix game version shown earlier? All the action is done with live-action capture technology.”
After flicking her fingers gracefully, Angela continued with a smile: "No matter how well you want to do, James, having a solid foundation is always the first element."
James rubbed his chin and thought for a few seconds before nodding: "Okay, I have no problem, but..."
He looked at Ed Cam behind the desk, who reluctantly spread his hand to Angela: "The investment is too big."
"Too big?" Angela blinked in confusion, she didn't think the number was very big.
"Of course, we also have to consider other aspects of investment, and the speed of the return of funds... well, since you may not understand that much, I will keep it simple - the film department will have Harry Potter in the next few years. ” series, “The Bourne Bourne” series and other movies to be produced; the game department, the “World of Warcraft” project has also been approved; as for the animation department, don’t think Andrew and the others will stop. We have to consider these, don’t we? "
Although she was angry at Ed's half-joking words, Angela still knew what he was talking about. After scratching her head depressedly, the girl looked at Cameron, but the old man was sipping coffee one by one. Angela really couldn't see what was worth tasting in this instant coffee.
"Okay, then how about I make an additional investment in my private capacity?" Angela said what James wanted to hear most.
Sure enough, he immediately became wide-eyed and smiled: "Really? Great, you, the rich man, is finally willing to nod..."
"Don't worry, James, I haven't said the conditions yet." Angela raised her finger and shook it.
"Conditions?" Cameron was stunned, then frowned.
"What? You want people to invest without negotiating conditions? There is no such thing as cheap in this world." Angela said jokingly, but she immediately smiled and waved her hand: "Okay, it's not a big deal. It's natural to have professionals discussing things with you about investing -- you know, I'm not talented at that. But what I'm going to say is that you promised me to be the director of Transformers."
"Wait, I didn't give a definite answer at that time." James immediately reminded.
"We're talking about taking time to talk about it later. Look, aren't we talking now?" The girl spread her hands, "Besides, I sent you the script before, didn't I?"
"So..." Cameron tapped his fingers on the coffee table, "You made up your mind that I should direct?"
"I know what you're thinking, James," Angela straightened up and adjusted her sitting position, "Let's put it this way, do you think that last year's "Pearl Harbor", "Harry Potter" and "The Lord of the Rings" and so on How about the CG technology of the production?”
"Little CASE," James waved, with a hint of pride in his voice, "I don't want to offend you, Angie, but I did that skill years ago."
"Of course, I have no doubts about this," Angela smiled and shrugged. "So, from the audience's point of view, what do you think of the effect of The Lord of the Rings?"
James smacked his lips and thought for a few seconds: "From the audience's point of view, Peter Jackson did a great job - of course, if it was me, it would only do better."
This guy... Angela laughed and shook her head: "So do you know how much the first part of The Lord of the Rings cost?"
"How many?"
"100000000!"
"... This is impossible." Cameron raised his eyebrows in surprise.
"Nothing is impossible, dear James," Angela said with a sly smile, "don't forget I played a big part in it so I know this, New Line just gave Peter $300 million to make The Lord of the Rings III Parts, and if you really want to calculate the cost of each part, I am afraid that it will drop to more than 90 million."
Without waiting for James to speak, the girl continued: "Actually, I'm not talking about making the best results at a limited cost - if you can do that, you're not James Cameron - I'm still As I said before, let people see what the pinnacle of 2DCG technology should look like in the hands of tech madmen."
"The pinnacle of 2DCG technology?" James rubbed his chin, and although his brows were still frowning, he was obviously excited.
"Looks like I can't resist," Cameron shrugged. "Well, this deal should be a good deal."
"Great," Angela immediately clapped her hands, "then start preparing for casting now!"
"You're very good at stealing time." James rolled his eyes, and a slyness flashed in his eyes as if he had thought of something.
"Speaking of which, I think there is a person who is very suitable for the heroine." Cameron said solemnly.
"So fast?" Angela raised her eyebrows in surprise, "I thought you would hold a wide-ranging casting like "Titanic" and finally make everyone known."
"I originally planned this, but I accidentally thought of a ready-made candidate." James said and set his eyes on Angela.
"You want me to play this role? Absolutely impossible!" Angela raised her eyebrows and refused.
"Although it's a good gimmick for Miss Angel to play a role in the live-action movie of her favorite cartoon, it's better to forget it after a little thought," Cameron immediately raised his hands, "I don't want to be restricted on the set. Besides, most of the investment will be used in CG production, and there is no extra money to invite big-name stars like you.”
Before waiting for Angela to speak, Cameron continued: "Of course, the actor I'm thinking of has a lot to do with you, Angie, your rumored girlfriend at the beginning of last year!"
"What!" Angela's eyes widened, "You mean... Jesse?!"
"That's right, it's Jessica Alba. I got to know her a little bit when I was supervising the "Black Angel of Doomsday" before. This girl is quite good." Cameron spread his hands with a smile, "and also Under 21 years old, it is very suitable to be a high school student, and if you invite it in person, she will definitely agree."
But Angela seemed to be shocked by the news, and after a while, she said in a trance, "This can't be... not."
"Why?" Cameron asked in confusion.
"Well... it's nothing, I just think it's better for you to invite, I hope... Jesse can make a decision based on his own thoughts." Angela rubbed her nose and said, although she knew this excuse was lame... Never mind.
"Is that so? I understand." Cameron raised his chin and showed a "knowing" look, but that hey hey smile was a little flat. God knows what he was thinking.
"That's it, I'll leave." Ignoring the girl's annoyed gaze, the tyrant director stood up.
Angela didn't hold back, and didn't let out a long sigh until the door of the office closed.
"What's the matter, since you have achieved your goal, you should be happy, right?" Ed's voice sounded, "Why does it still seem to be preoccupied."
"Everyone has a lot of things on their minds, one thing is done and another," Angela shrugged at him. "For example, how do I drive away the reporters who are guarding my neighborhood?"
"The easiest way to be interviewed by a financial magazine."
"Come on, I don't understand anything, how do you want me to face their problems. Even if there is some stock in my stomach, it was taken out in previous interviews." Angela curled her lips, and her heart suddenly became calm. .
This is the movie version of "Transformers" that she has mentioned N times in front of Jessica, and the possibility of her agreeing to the invitation is absolutely over 90%... It doesn't matter, it's not a bad thing for Jessica to appear in this kind of commercial film.
Angela, who had put these down, felt relieved, and after she became calm, she stood up and looked at Ed. She had something important to say.
"New movie?" Ed showed a surprised look, "Starting preparations right away?"
"Yes, the script has already been completed and the character candidates have been determined. I am confident that the filming will be completed within 6 weeks," Angela nodded affirmatively, "This is a story that happened in Los Angeles, the name is "crash"!"