The Hollywood Tycoon

Paramount Pictures filming base.

The crew of the movie "Memento".

Today is the day when the filming of the movie "Memento" officially starts. As the first producer of the film, Kyle naturally has to appear on the set.

Looking around the world, it is not uncommon for crew members to unite and bully directors!

Page Pictures was established not long ago, but many of its internal crew members have participated in the filming of "Run Lola Run", "Juno", "Wrong Turn", "The Purge", and "The Sixth Sense". The output of one high-grossing movie after another will inevitably make some people who don't know themselves feel inflated.

Even though Nolan has directed a movie called "Wrong Turn 2" for page Studios, he was inevitably looked down upon and even resisted by some people because of his youth.

Kyle's arrival today clearly expressed his support for Christopher Nolan and informed all the crew members that he was under his protection.

"Serwep, you are the production manager of the "Memento" crew. You should tell certain people to put away their little thoughts. If anyone dares to challenge the authority of Director Nolan or even behaves uncooperatively during the filming process, no matter who he is, you should tell him to get out. Do you remember?!" Kyle said.

Upon hearing this, Sewip, the old man from Page Pictures, nodded quickly.

"Boss, don't worry. I'm here to take care of everything. I don't care who makes the fuss."

As one of the first recruits to join Page Pictures since its establishment, Serwep is very familiar with his boss's style.

"Um."

Kyle nodded in satisfaction.

After accepting some interviews from media reporters, today's shooting is about to begin.

"On-site production manager, start clearing the scene immediately;"

"Camera crew, check the equipment;"

"Lighting team, please dim the lights a bit. We are shooting a suspense film."

"The props team, the set team,

Check the shooting scene again;"

.......

Although Christopher Nolan has not directed many films, his directing talent is enough to make up for some of his lack of experience. Under his mediation, the entire crew began to get busy in an orderly manner.

"Hey, man. I saw your shooting plan. You plan to complete all the shooting of "Memento" within 30 days, right?" Kyle walked up to Nolan and asked.

Nolan nodded. "That's right, Mr. Page. The script for Memento seems very complicated, with the main plot and the flashbacks running parallel to each other. However, as the director, after sorting it out, I found it very easy to film. Therefore, a 30-day shooting period is more than sufficient."

At this moment, Kyle was very surprised!

You should know that the movie "Memento" is very brain-burning. Many people expressed that they were a little confused after watching it once.

Even many viewers said directly after watching the movie: "Although I don't understand it, I really think the director is awesome, his imagination is quite big, and the overall feeling is very cool."

Many viewers also directly expressed their opinions: "I didn't understand it the first time, so I want to watch the movie a second and third time."

Christopher Nolan is extremely good at fooling the audience.

For example, in the future movie "Inception" he will shoot, many people, whether they are American moviegoers or other moviegoers, will feel confused when watching it for the first time, and many details cannot be sorted out, so they will watch the movie a second or third time.

Then he shouted: "The director is awesome!"

Kyle said again: "Nolan, since you are determined to complete the shooting plan within 30 days, can you guarantee that Memento will be completed before the end of April?"

"no problem."

Although Nolan didn't understand what Kyle meant, he still made the promise.

Kyle asked him this question for a purpose!

"The deadline for registration of films for the 51st Cannes Film Festival is the end of April. We can definitely bring "Memento" to Cannes!" Kyle suggested immediately.

Suddenly, Nolan was delighted.

Man, Cannes Film Festival!

As one of the three major film festivals in Europe along with the Venice Film Festival and the Berlin Film Festival, the Cannes Film Festival has declined somewhat in the past decade with the rise of Hollywood, but its foundation is still there and it is still a place that film producers and moviegoers around the world pay close attention to.

The Palme d'Or is still a very valuable award.

Haven’t you seen that a certain famous director named Chen has been able to make a living in China for the rest of his life just by relying on the Palme d’Or he won in 1993?

The main purpose of having "Memento" exhibited at the Cannes Film Festival is to enhance the influence of Page Pictures in various countries overseas!

Of course, the ultimate goal is to establish an overseas distribution network.

Kyle is now very powerful in America. He is a super-rich man with a net worth of more than 1 billion. Even the Big Six in Hollywood cannot easily control him. But it is different overseas.

Even a strong dragon cannot defeat a local snake!

As an outsider, Page Pictures, without a strong background, wanted to establish an overseas distribution network. It could only rely on excellent films to open up the film markets in various countries and regions!

"Memento" is not a big production, but director Nolan arranges the intricate plot under the calm and sharp camera language, combining many elements such as violence, mystery, and brain-burning; in addition, we can also see thoughts on the philosophy of life and psychology. It can be said to be a masterpiece with an exploratory spirit.

European film festivals and film producers like this very much!

This is an opportunity!

An opportunity for Page Pictures to open up the film markets in various countries and regions overseas!

Even if we can only enter one or two countries and regions, it will be a great success!

Without a sound overseas distribution channel, Kyle wouldn't have dared to rush into the Spider-Man and Harry Potter film series. Otherwise, would he have continued to cooperate with Paramount and handed over huge profits?

Sorry, Kyle is not that selfless!

Not that stupid!

"You don't have a comprehensive global distribution network, yet you possess the copyright to numerous films that could generate nearly a billion dollars in box office revenue worldwide. Then, you'll be met with a horde of vicious wolves!"

"The Big Six in Hollywood, even Paramount Pictures, which currently has a close partnership with Page Pictures, will definitely turn against us immediately and rush over to dismember Page Pictures!"

A five-year-old child carrying gold bricks through a busy street is courting death!

Therefore, although Kyle has many excellent film copyrights in his hands, he does not dare to start the project easily.

Spielberg's DreamWorks, isn't it powerful enough?

It is known as the strongest film company after the Big Six, and it is a prestigious presence all over the world. However, facing the exclusion and suppression from the Big Six in Hollywood, it can only swallow its frustration!

"Now, I must survive...I must stay calm." Kyle thought over and over in his mind.

What is it like to be a billionaire?

Kyle doesn't know what other billionaires are like.

However, after Kyle completed the acquisition of the publishing house, he handed all subsequent matters over to Victor. Otherwise, what would you do?

In fact, Victor is indeed very capable, otherwise Kyle would not consider giving him option rewards!

WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) company.

On this day, Kyle himself came to WWE. As a well-known super-rich man in the United States and a shareholder of WWE, he was naturally welcomed very warmly.

WWE Chairman Vince McMahon, led a large group of people to personally greet them at the company door!

"Mr. Page, welcome!"

Although Vince McMahon is an old guy in his 50s, as a wrestler, he still maintains a fitness habit all year round. With a height of 1.85 meters and a weight of 105 kilograms, he is really strong.

"Mr. McMahon, I'm here purely for fun. You don't have to be so enthusiastic."

However, in fact, although Kyle said this, he was actually very happy in his heart.

Who the hell doesn't like the feeling of being surrounded by people?!

Without saying anything else, whenever Kyle goes out, he is definitely accompanied by 8 armed bodyguards; his personal car is a high-end bulletproof car customised by Ford. Except for its inferior armed force, its safety performance is completely comparable to that of the US President's limousine.

Of course, it costs a lot!

1.5 million US dollars!

You should know that in the United States, the price of a luxury sports car is between 150,000 and 300,000 US dollars.

Kyle's private car costs as much as 1.5 million US dollars. In 1998, it was already the most advanced type of bulletproof car that a private individual could own.

Under the flattery of a group of people led by WWE Chairman Vince McMahon, Kyle followed them into the huge conference room.

"Mr. Page, although you came here with the intention of having fun, I think it is necessary to report the company's situation to you in person," said Vince McMahon.

Others around also echoed.

"Okay, I accept." Kyle waved his hand.

The content of the report is extremely boring.

It's nothing more than how many star players it has, how many viewers it has achieved on UPN, and the recent gains in brand marketing...

In fact, Kyle also has a simple understanding of these.

As a business owner, you may not know much about the operations of your subsidiaries, but you must be extremely cautious when it comes to financial expenditures. As long as you keep a close eye on the financial operations, you won't have any major problems.

"Mr. McMahon and everyone here, I believe that Kevin Feige, the head of the "300" crew, has already talked to you about the selection of actors before, right?" Kyle went straight to the point.

“That’s right!”

Vince McMahon responded: "Vice President Feige has reached an agreement with us regarding the casting."

Kyle nodded.

It’s such a great experience to have capable subordinates!

Vince McMahon himself and WWE executives are supportive of having their wrestlers participate in film shoots.

Since the establishment of WWE, over the past forty years, many star players have participated in the filming of movies.

For example: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, who will become world-famous in the future, is actually a champion player who came out of WWE.

WWE is an entertainment program that provides performances. Although the players are performing, they can't do this for life. Even though WWE has no obligation to consider the future of these people, for the sake of WWE's positive image, it often supports them in entering Hollywood to make a living after retirement.

Moreover, from now on, media reporters,

Just a slight mention of these stars who left WWE would be positive publicity for WWE itself.

Anyone who can run a business in America is not a fool!

......

Two hours later, the meeting ended.

Vince McMahon personally took Kyle on a tour of the company, especially the place where the wrestlers trained, which was a special focus of the visit.

"Guys, come here!"

"Let me introduce you to a very remarkable young man!"

"That's right, the young man in front of you is none other than Mr. Kyle Page, the nationally renowned super-rich man and owner of Page Pictures and UPN Television Network!"

As Vince McMahon's introduction came to an end, all the wrestlers present were immediately excited.

Nowadays, every episode of their show is broadcast on the UPN TV network. As WWE players, how could they not know Kyle?

What's more, Kyle is the boss of a Hollywood film company, and this identity attracts them even more!

Who doesn’t want to enter the glamorous world of Hollywood?

"Welcome, Mr. Page!"

Many contestants cheered in unison.

Kyle still admired these muscular men. Regardless of whether they were really fighting or pretending to fight on stage, it was ultimately a way to make a living. Any worker deserves respect!

"Hey, man."

Kyle pointed at one of the guys who was over 2.1 meters tall and said enthusiastically, "You are the Undertaker! I have seen many of your matches. Wow, I have to say, you are really great. In the real wrestling scene, you are simply an invincible superhero! Many of my friends around me really like your matches."

This is definitely not something Kyle can brag about!

Anyone who has watched WWE shows will have a deep impression of Mark William Calaway, nicknamed "The Undertaker".

In today's wrestling league, he is definitely one of the top three strongest figures. In terms of strength and popularity, he is second only to Goldberg, who has 173 consecutive wins and has never lost.

"Thank you for the compliment, Mr. Page."

At this moment, he, who was 2.1 meters tall, smiled foolishly in response to Kyle's praise.

.......

"Brock Lesnar?!"

"Oh my god! You're actually so young, but you've already won the WWE Championship, the UFC Heavyweight Championship, the Japanese IWGP Heavyweight Championship, and many other championships. That's incredible!"

"I believe your future will be bright!"

In the future, Brock Lesnar also entered Hollywood to make a living and became an action film actor, but his glory did not last long.

.......

"Dwayne Johnson?"

"Oh? You like people calling you Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, right?"

"I know you. I saw you play in the '91 National Football League Final. Wow! You were only a freshman, but were the star player and won your school's first championship."

"Although you have only just joined the WWE family this year, I believe you will achieve success in WWE."

"Of course, even if you want to enter Hollywood in the future, I can help you. Believe me, I have the ability!"

Kyle looked at Johnson, whose mouth was grinning from ear to ear and couldn't help laughing.

Kyle was willing to give this man, who would become a Hollywood star in the future, a chance, such as the opportunity to star in "300."

Acquired White Castle Publishing for $7.8 million;

Acquired Smile Publishing for $63 million;

Acquired Bruin Duke Publishing for $70 million;

Golden Dawn Entertainment Group spent a total of US$140.8 million to acquire the three publishing houses. Even though Golden Dawn Entertainment Group is now wealthy, this amount is definitely not a small number.

"Victor, our current liquidity should be sufficient to support the layout of the film distribution network in Mexico and South America, right?"

Kyle inquired.

"Yes!"

CEO Victor nodded and said, "This morning, our CFO, Sister Martha, just reported to me on the company's financial situation. We currently have $120 million in liquidity on our books, which is more than enough to build a distribution network in Mexico and South America. Furthermore, even if we run out of funds, we can immediately draw on funds from UPN and Page Pictures to support our strategic expansion plans."

Hearing this, Kyle nodded.

I understand.

"Oh, by the way. Regarding the situation of "Titanic", don't forget to pay more attention to it in the near future and urge Paramount and Fox to quickly transfer the first share of the profits to our company's account." Kyle reminded again.

"Okay, boss."

"These six Hollywood guys are all ruthless. If we are not careful, our money will be taken away. I don't want to go to court with them over this money. That would be too troublesome." Kyle curled his lips.

The moral integrity of the six major Hollywood stars is completely unreassuring!

Every year, any of the six major Hollywood studios goes to court dozens of times over salary and profit-sharing issues!

In the movie "Titanic", Paramount Pictures invested 85 million US dollars and took 25% of the box office profit share of the producer, as well as related offline peripheral licensing income.

Judging from the current box office trends, the box office results of this movie should be almost the same as those of the original time and space.

In other words, the North American box office was 659 million US dollars, the overseas box office was 1.151 billion US dollars, and the global cumulative box office was 1.81 billion US dollars (this does not include the 2012 3D remake and the 2017 20th anniversary edition).

...

First is North America.

"Titanic" North American box office 659 million US dollars!

After deducting 39% of the theatre's share, 18% of the distributor's fees, 3% of the cost of copies and other materials, and 15% of director Cameron's share, the producer is left with only 25% of the total North American box office, or about US$164 million.

However!

This $164 million does not entirely belong to Page Pictures!

The profit belonging to Page Pictures was only a quarter of the $164 million, and in the end, it only earned $41 million!

"Damn Paramount and Fox, they're so fucking shady!"

Kyle looked at the report in his hand and complained, "Victor, look at their issuance fees. Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, shamelessly taking 18%."

Don't even mention that Kyle would complain about them.

You should know that under normal circumstances, the distribution cost of a film with a cost of over 100 million is only 8% to 15%, and the distribution cost of some films is even only 6%.

I have to say, the Big Six are really cunning!

The movie "Titanic" was produced by these two companies, and also distributed by them. Increasing the distribution fees is just a transfer of money from one hand to the other for the two companies, but for Page Pictures, it is a huge loss of money.

"hehe!"

Hearing this, Victor laughed in a very unkind way.

He laughed and scolded, "Boss, it's fine if you say that in front of me, but if you say that in front of Paramount and 20th Century Fox, they'll probably be pissed off."

"Don't forget, we made a ton of money at the overseas box office."

"Including North America, we earned $160 million at the box office alone. After deducting the $85 million in costs, we made a full $75 million."

"The biggest beneficiary will be the offline market, which we estimate will generate no less than $250 million in profits in the next few years."

As soon as he finished speaking, Kyle's anger subsided.

After calculating the accounts, Kyle really made a huge profit.

Moreover, even if the film is re-released in 3D in 2012 and again in 2017 as a 20th anniversary edition in the future, Page Pictures, as one of the investors, will continue to enjoy a share of the profits.

It’s so wonderful!

"Well, the next task is to integrate the three acquired publishing houses into one publishing house with three sub-brands."

For a moment, Kyle thought a lot in his mind and began to make long-term plans.

Why acquire a publishing house?

Isn't it to expand the territory of Golden Dawn Entertainment Group and improve the company's risk resistance?

At the same time, once the publishing house is integrated, we can start operating the "Harry Potter" series, and when the time is right, we can start the big movie mode in one fell swoop.

.......

20th Century Fox Film Corporation.

CEO Bill McNicholl, President Tom Rothman, COO Jack, Head of Production Giannopoulos, and Production Manager and Titanic Producer Grant Hill.

The five people gathered together to discuss the issues of Page Pictures.

"Bill, we're going to lose a huge amount of money on the Titanic project for no reason. As the CEO of the group, you must bear the primary responsibility!"

As soon as the meeting began, Tom Rossman, president of the group, pointed the finger directly at CEO Bill McNicholl.

The purpose is obvious!

It’s about holding you accountable and getting you kicked out of office!

If you don't step down, how can I have the chance to take over?

Production director Gianopoulos echoed this, saying, "According to the financial data, Page Pictures will earn at least $320 million over the next few years. The board of directors has already demanded an explanation for the sale of our investment stake to Page Pictures."

“That’s right!”

COO Jack: "Bill, you are the CEO, you have to take the primary responsibility!"

Grant Hill, the production manager and executive producer of Titanic, agreed: "Mr. Murdoch, he'll see how much money we made for him, and he'll also see how much money he lost because of our stupidity."

CEO Bill: “…”

Deserted by everyone!

At this moment, Bill McNickle felt very heartbroken. In addition to cursing the guys at the scene for being dishonest, he also cursed Kyle, the instigator.

If it weren't for Kyle, he would definitely still be enjoying the success and cheers brought to him by "Titanic".

But now, everything is over!

Really!

Within a few days, at the new board meeting, the vast majority of shareholders, led by Chairman Murdoch, criticised CEO Bill.

In particular, those shareholders who had long been dissatisfied with Bill took advantage of the issue and called on other shareholders to demand Bill's removal from the position of CEO.

Ultimately, the vote passed.

Bill, step down in disgrace~~!

"Kyle Page, you damn bastard, you made me lose my job, and I'm not done with you!" Bill McNicholl.

In recent days, Kyle has been busy expanding the territory of Golden Dawn Entertainment Group. Although he was rejected by the old man, he has gained nothing.

White Castle Press;

Smile Publishing House;

These two publishing houses came under Kyle's command.

White Castle Press is a newly established publishing house, having only been around for six years. However, its founder, Mr. Kim Kodos, worked at Random House for over 20 years and has an extremely wide network of contacts.

In just 6 years, he developed White Castle Press from scratch into a comprehensive book publishing house specialising in economics, finance, and celebrity biographies.

It’s one of the best of the small press!

We have well-established distribution channels on the West Coast of the United States, including California, Nevada, Idaho, Washington, and Oregon, and have good cooperative relationships with many well-known bookstores and convenience retailers.

However......

There are unexpected changes in the weather, and people are subject to misfortunes and blessings at any time.

Mr. Kim Kodos, the founder of White Castle Publishing, died of a heart attack at his workplace at the beginning of last month.

As a result, Mrs. Kinkodos, who was not good at business, had to reluctantly sell her husband's publishing house.

7.8 million US dollars!

That's right, Kyle acquired White Castle Publishing, a leader among small publishers, for $9 million, which was far below the market price.

Don't say Kyle is cruel and bullies orphans and widows.

In fact, shortly after Kinkodo's death, several authors who had long-term cooperative relationships with White Castle were poached by other publishing houses. As a result, the prices naturally dropped a lot.

Smile Publishing House, it’s different.

Smile Publishing, located in New York, is the seventh-largest publishing house in New York State. Looking at the entire American publishing industry, it is also ranked among the top 30 large and medium-sized publishing houses.

Especially in terms of recreational reading and children's reading, it can be said to be ranked among the top three!

“That’s great.

My Harry Potter series of books is exactly what I need from a publisher like this.” Kyle smiled.

63 million!

Golden Dawn Entertainment Group paid the full amount of US$63 million in three instalments and acquired the well-known Smile Publishing House in one fell swoop.

Well, the payment accounts of the two publishing houses are both accounts of Golden Dawn Entertainment Group.

In the past year, the revenue of Golden Dawn Entertainment Group was considerable!

America's Got Talent, launched by its subsidiary UPN Television Network, brought in nearly $200 million in profits;

Its subsidiary, Page Pictures, produced "Wrong Turn 1", "The Purge" and "The Sixth Sense", which generated profits of more than 250 million US dollars, and still had many outstanding payments;

What's more, with "Titanic" which is now sweeping the world, Page Pictures also accounts for 25% of the global box office share, including some peripheral profits.

It is no exaggeration to say that the Golden Dawn Group is really rich now!

......

Golden Dawn Entertainment Group.

CEO Victor said solemnly, "Boss, Smile Publishing is a comprehensive publishing group. We are particularly strong in children's books and recreational reading. We also have comprehensive book distribution channels covering North America."

"Although White Castle Press is a little weaker, it is a good reinforcement for our publishing strategy."

“Right now, we still lack specialised publishers in certain disciplines.”

Upon hearing this, Kyle frowned immediately.

Kyle was a little confused about why the publishing subsidiary of the entertainment group still needed a professional publishing house.

This has nothing to do with the entertainment industry!

"hehe!"

Victor smiled and said, "Boss, in America, in North America, and in Western countries, if a publishing house doesn't have specialised books on certain subjects, it will always be considered a second-rate company. This is why Smile Publishing House, despite its considerable strength, has a low market capitalisation."

“It’s not high-end enough!”

No matter what type of publishing house it is, it ultimately belongs to the educational type!

Even those entertainment and comics publishers.

The issue of education is a topic that citizens of all countries in the world attach great importance to. When this is extended to publishing houses in Western countries, there is a current situation.

——If you don’t have a professional subject publishing house, you will never be first-class!

.......

Do it when you think of it!

This is Kyle's consistent code of conduct.

Kyle immediately commissioned professionals to collect publishers that have professional books on the subject.

The best targets are of course the publishing houses of major American universities. Looking around the world, university presses such as Stanford, Harvard, and Princeton are all well-known.

However, Kyle knew a fact!

You can't buy them at all!

Among universities like Stanford, Harvard, and Princeton, which one is short of money?

Everyone is rich and powerful!

Every year, the money donated by outstanding alumni, major companies, and various foundations alone is a huge amount.

Therefore, Kyle set his sights on publishing houses that were not university publishers themselves but had good relationships with major universities.

Three days later...

Target locked!

"Boss, Bruin Duke Press is a publishing house with a long history. It was founded in 1928 by Troy Bislett, a famous psychology professor at Columbia University."

"Its publications cover specialised publishers in medicine, biology, computers, economics, law, physics, mathematics, psychology, chemistry, history, sociology, environmental science, philosophy, linguistics, geography, and other disciplines."

"The URBT magazine it published was a publication of very high academic quality in the United States in the 1980s."

“At its peak, it had 1,850 employees and a market capitalisation of $700 million!”

Although Alexander is a second-generation Russian immigrant, you cannot deny his professionalism. In a short period of time, he introduced everything to Kyle like a treasure trove.

"What now?"

Kyle smiled.

Hearing this, Alexander shook his head and said, "The heir of this generation of the Bislet family is a complete Idiot. Gambling and drug abuse are standard features. During his college years, he was expelled from school and served three years in prison for participating in a fight that resulted in multiple injuries and hospitalisations, and one death."

"His father, the famous San Francisco real estate tycoon Barkinfield Bislett, had heart disease and was so angry that he died because of this incident."

"In less than ten years, this Idiot, Bislett Jr., has squandered nearly $1 billion of his fortune. Now, he's deeply in debt and has been forced to put Duke Brown's Publishing House up for sale."

The words fell.

Kyle also personally looked through the information of Brown Bear Duke Publishing House and found that it has good cooperative relations with major universities in the United States, as well as many well-known universities in Europe, Asia and other countries.

Well, it completely meets Kyle's requirements.

"In a word, I want it!"

70 million US dollars!

Yes, its scale and annual profit are far lower than Smile Publishing House, less than one-tenth, but its market value is much higher than Smile Publishing House.

This is the benefit of high quality!

Kyle himself and the executives of Golden Dawn Entertainment have certain preferences regarding what type of publishing house to acquire.

That is, the publishing house that is the target of acquisition can be small and may not publish many types of publications, but it must not be in chaos or have bloated staff. Otherwise, after the acquisition, it will definitely not be of much use without great effort and a long period of internal adjustments.

Looking at the American publishing industry, the competitive pressure is no less than that of the entertainment industry!

There are thousands of publishing houses of all sizes distributed across dozens of states in the continental United States. The small ones can only cover a town, while the large ones can distribute books throughout the United States, North America, and even the world.

Black Bee Queen Publishing House is the first target of Kyle’s investigation!

"Boss, Black Bee Queen Publishing was founded in 1982. Although it's not very old, it's been showing impressive growth lately. We have strong partnerships with major publishers like Random House and Penguin, publishing over 1,000 books. We currently have 210 employees and an estimated market capitalisation of $32 million."

Although Alexander is a second-generation Russian immigrant, you cannot deny his professionalism.

In a short time, he introduced everything to Kyle like he knew them all.

"Okay, let's go and take a look." Kyle nodded.

As soon as Kyle agreed, Alexander, as the chief assistant, immediately assigned professionals to contact the Black Bee Queen Publishing House.

When the general wants to march, the soldiers go first.

This is a common rule of conduct throughout the world.

Otherwise, if every problem arises, the boss has to deal with it immediately. How can he be so cool?!

"What?"

"The Mr. Page you're talking about is the owner of Page Pictures, the young billionaire with a net worth of over $1 billion?!"

Mickey Wachs, the head of Black Bee Queen Publishing, was extremely delighted when he heard the news from the contact.

A man's reputation is like the shadow of a tree.

Kyle is no ordinary person nowadays!

Looking across the United States,

Among those under 30, Kyle was the richest. His achievements in building such a large empire in just two years attracted countless young people to follow him.

Because of this, Kyle was relieved and quietly expanded the security team around him to 8 people.

——Afraid of being ripped off!

In free America, there are gunfights every day. This is no joke!

As a wealthy American, if you don't have a strong, armed security team to protect you 24 hours a day, you will definitely not survive for long. Those thugs who have been poor for a long time and have evil intentions will definitely take risks!

"After completing this operation, I will either become rich or die!"

This is the belief of those thugs walking on the edge of a knife.

In the future, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg will have a security team of 18 people, all of whom are retired military professionals, and will spend more than 20 million US dollars each year on personal security.

Which of the famous wealthy people like Bill Gates, Bezos, Larry Ellison, etc. does not have a strong security team around them?

Kyle doesn't want to die young!

......

This day.

As scheduled, Kyle arrived at the Black Bee Queen Publishing House and was warmly welcomed by the employees of the publishing house. He also discussed the acquisition with Mickey Wachs.

"I am very grateful to Mr. Page for his optimism about the future development of our publishing house."

Mitch Wachs: "But Queen Bee Press is the fruit of my years of hard work, and I have no plans to sell it at this time."

Not planning to sell?

You are kidding me!

If he really didn't intend to sell it, he wouldn't have met with Kyle today.

It’s all a fucking routine!

"Mr. Wachs, as far as I know, you are already 72 years old this year. To be frank, how many years do you think you can continue to work in your current physical condition?"

Kyle narrowed his eyes.

"I'm in good health and can eat a big steak for one meal." Wachs raised his head proudly.

Kyle shook his head and said, "But as far as I know, just last month, you were hospitalised for a week due to lung cancer."

Would Kyle come directly to your door without any preliminary investigation? Haha!

It's really fucking true that the old man is cunning and the horse is slippery.

"Mr. Wachs, let's not beat around the bush. If you say you don't plan to sell, I'll turn around and leave without saying a word. If you do want to sell the company, then let's have a serious discussion."

At this moment, Kyle chose to be frank.

How can a man who spends tens of billions of dollars every minute have time to talk nonsense with you?

“80 million!”

"Mr. Page, as long as you are willing to pay $80 million, my company will be yours."

After hearing what Wachs said, Kyle almost vomited out the meal he had eaten the previous night.

So greedy!

The estimated market value of this publishing house is $32 million, and you ask for $80 million. This is either an exorbitant price or you are trying to make fun of me!

Snort!

Goodbye!

.......

The negotiations with Wachs naturally collapsed.

Even after several negotiations, his asking price was no less than $55 million, which was like treating Kyle as a fat sheep to be slaughtered.

In the following days, under Alexander's guidance, Kyle visited 12 publishing houses one after another.

The overall situation has both good and bad aspects.

The largest publishing house has more than 1,300 employees and a market value of up to 230 million US dollars. It is also a well-known presence in the United States.

However, the owner of the publishing house had no intention of selling it to Kyle.

"Little friend, haha."

"I'm telling you, I'm planning to sell the publishing house. That's right. I plan to retire on my farm back home in Texas and live out my days in peace. But I absolutely will not sell all my years of hard work to a young boy. Even if you offer me a lot of money, I won't sell it."

Since the old man said so, what else can Kyle do?

Of course, if Kyle insists on acquiring it, he can also start a third-party transaction.

In other words, a company is commissioned to acquire the publishing house, and then the publishing house is purchased from the company. Similar three-party transactions are common around the world.

"Little friend, if you're planning to start a third-party transaction, don't dream on!"

The old man continued, "I will specify in the contract that if the company is sold that you are absolutely not allowed to resell it within three years."

Oh shit!

What a cunning old man!

It has to be said that this is the first time that Kyle was rejected in the process of acquiring a company due to his age.

"Oh, an old guy with faith and aspirations is really worrying." Kyle sighed.