American Fortune Life
Chapter 478: Game of money (one more)
A joke in Hollywood once said: Since the sale of "Spider-Man" and "Iron Man", what type of film is the easiest to make money, the lawnmower on Beverly Hills can tell you to adapt a comic hero movie .
A joke in Hollywood once said: Since the sale of "Spider-Man" and "Iron Man", what type of film is the easiest to make money, the lawnmower on Beverly Hills can tell you to adapt a comic hero movie .
Modern industry has oppressed people from vast land to the industrial assembly line. Urban civilization requires everyone to become a vassal of the machine like the workers in Modern Times or Metropolis.
People can no longer despise unreasonable legal rules like martial arts and cowboys, and can no longer experience the mysterious power of primitive myths and legends.
And the superheroes who were outside the law gave modern people a new spiritual sustenance.
After 9/11, Americans who were severely wounded needed heroic comfort. Spider-Man, who was surprised (later officially renamed Marvel in Rabbit Country) in 2002, won the North American box office championship, even the second in history. North American Box Office Movies Breaking $ 400 Million.
The meeting in Andy's office didn't last long. Although everyone was surprised by what the boss wanted to buy, most of the people sitting were Americans. They had different emotions about dc and surprise, the two largest comic companies. .
Of course, others dc is escorted by Warner. As for the amazing comics that have been committed to death, everyone is watching it go from glory to decline, to listing, bankruptcy protection and reorganization, and now relying on mortgage copyright to survive the full recovery. vitality.
It is not easy to acquire a company with a long history and intricate internal forces. After many mergers, even bankruptcy and reorganization, the most important thing is Isaac Polmut, CEO of Amazing Comics, and several important companies in recent years. Shareholders, unlike the Jackals on Wall Street, have more feelings and expectations for Marvel.
This is a big deal. Of course, Andy will not be stupid. I will use my own money to buy this entertainment group. In particular, we cannot use the stock market to manipulate the stock price to make a controlling acquisition. Moreover, for some debt problems, we need a strong Banks are the backing. Of course, banks are not fools. In addition to the expensive commissions involved in the acquisition, and the debt control of the acquiring company, it is very profitable.
In the current atmosphere of panic and doubt on Wall Street, every bank involved in the subprime mortgage problem is trembling. As the largest commercial bank in the United States in terms of assets, Bank of America naturally has a lot of business investment.
Subprime bonds have long been packed into various investment portfolios by the herds of animals on Wall Street, let alone these commercial banks in the United States. All other banks that are optimistic about the U.S. economy and have purchased U.S. bonds, Even the central bank can't escape the trap, which is the main reason why the US subprime crisis will quickly sweep global financial markets.
Bank of America's self-examination made them frightened. To be honest, it is impossible to avoid these large commercial banks in manipulating the market. They are also rushing to get out of the pan. There is no lack of arrogance in the world Speculators, such as Lehman Brothers, are the biggest injustice in buying this toxic bond in the market. This is why the US government will not save it, and no one can hold it dead.
Today is undoubtedly a sunny and lucky day for the people of Bank of America. They also know that Andy Smith, their bank's quality customer, just concluded a deal with Morgan Stanley, but did not expect happiness to come so fast.
Bank of America's previous investment in Andy made a return of Dunima, what low-interest loans, what personal credit loan green channel, now it seems that everything is worth Nima.
Andy's old acquaintance has always been the representative of Bank of America Lewis, who is in charge of contacting him. Well, now he is the manager of the headquarters credit department, and he can be regarded as a big man on Wall Street.
In the conference room, the people at Bank of America all looked down at Andy Smith sitting opposite. The young man who had previously borrowed 700 million US dollars from their bank by means of Billion has become 4 billion, crazy, this is simply better than robbing their bank ... Ah, where can rob a bank so quickly, after all, a bank cannot have so much cash.
"Mum ..." Lewis kept his expression unbelievable and felt his mouth dry. After taking a sip of mineral water on the table, he calmed down and looked at Andy who smiled calmly. "Smith Sir, are you sure that you buy all of this $ 4 billion in paper gold? At the current price of $ 648 per ounce, you can buy about 174 tons of gold ... "
"Wow, that's a lot!" Andy was also slightly surprised by Lewis' mental arithmetic talent, and smiled sideways with the group members around him, and continued to smile at Lewis: "I'm not as big and safe as federal savings. Of the warehouse, although Jin Chanchan ’s gold is fascinating, but I do n’t need to mention physical gold, I will use gold savings to loan to your bank, is it okay? ”
"Of course! We have always been a solid partner, and the cooperation has always been very pleasant, and there is no problem at all, because it is gold as collateral, we can give you an excess loan if you need it."
Lewis is already a little star full of eyes, Nima, the commission alone is enough for them to be happy for a while, besides, the gold reserve mortgage is almost no risk for their bank, and the excess loan is no problem at all, the bank was originally doing it With 10 billion gold reserves, they dare to lend 100 billion yuan in sales.
"Please rest assured that our bank will give you the lowest loan interest rate ..."
Andy nodded with satisfaction. Another bank with a bundle of interests and a solid foundation of cooperation as a partner is one of the most important factors for making the business bigger and stronger.
Of course, the cash flow in your hand must be guaranteed. Modern enterprises want to grow quickly, and undoubtedly expansion is the most commonly used method. There is a saying circulating in major emerging companies in the world that companies can lose money, but they must have enough cash in their hands!
The consequence of the crazy expansion of many companies is that once they encounter obstacles, the danger of cash flow interruption will occur, and then various troubles will be highlighted, making the original celebrity celebrity companies suddenly become scammers. the company. (Such as who went to the United States to build a car who loves what TV)
Lang intentionally and deliberately, the loan agreement was quickly completed. The US $ 4 billion in paper gold and US $ 700 million of Morgan Stanley preferred stock purchased through Bank of America were used as collateral, and a total of US $ 5 billion was loaned from Bank of America. .