King of Hollywood

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"Hmm... are you serious, Crowe?" Even after walking under the prepared parasol, sitting on a chair and drinking coffee from a cup, Adrian still felt dizzy, "We really $14 billion stolen from the Soviet Union?"

"You heard me right, and I didn't say it wrong." Claude picked up the cup and flicked it lightly, "And there is no need to pay taxes."

"Damn, this is really..." Adrian pinched the bridge of his nose after heaving a sigh of relief. Although he knew that this was an excellent opportunity to make money, he never thought that he could reach this point. Claude was like the oil futures last time. It shocked him again.

"The piece of cake we got can only be considered medium, even smaller than my father's, not to mention those guys on Wall Street who have been preparing for a long time, the wealth accumulated by the sleeve color empire for 60 years is like this It was easily captured by them." Claude said at the end, his tone has become a little emotional.

Adrian understands his feelings. After all, just a few years ago, the polar bear was a daunting giant, but now it is so weak that anyone can come forward to share a piece of it. Expressing emotion, at this moment, he wants to know how Claude got the figure of 14 billion? And from his tone, it seems that there is still room for improvement.

"Can you tell me how you did it?" Adrian asked, "I believe it must have taken a lot of effort."

"It's very simple, very simple, so simple that you can't believe it." Claude laughed, he put down his glass and thought about it before he spoke again: "I started working on it after I talked to you last year. Arranged, first, I let people buy some bureaucrats with money; then, I opened about 30 or so banks in large and small cities in Russia; then, I raised the deposit interest rate to 20% or even 30%—Of course, it must be deposited for a certain period of time; next, we will continue to promote and encourage the Russians to deposit money in our bank; finally, and most importantly, every ruble deposited will be exchanged immediately into dollars."

Adrian couldn't help but took a deep breath. He already roughly understood what Claude did, which was to constantly absorb rubles and convert them into dollars—the ruble before the disintegration of the Soviet Union was still very strong. Then when the Soviet Union disintegrated, the economy deteriorated, and the value of the ruble plummeted all the way. In the end, the billions of ruble deposits could be paid off with only a few thousand or even a few million dollars.

"Wait, Claude, is this 14 billion US dollars obtained by absorbing funds from ordinary people?" Adrian asked thinking of something.

"Of course not, almost half of them, and we're not the only ones targeting the funds in the hands of ordinary people," Claude knew what he meant, "The other half comes from the Russian government, and large-scale exchange of dollars must go through the Russian central bank, so it is bound to be with the Russian central bank." They have built a good relationship. Of course, it goes without saying how to build a good relationship. So after the funds absorbed by the bank have accumulated to a certain level, I take the funds as collateral, and take out a loan of the same amount of rubles, and then transfer the rubles back to the bank. Converted into US dollars, as long as the repayment period exceeds 3 years, it doesn’t matter how much interest you have.”

"I understand." Adrian took a deep breath again, it was indeed too simple.

Sure enough, manipulating the currency value is the most profitable business in the world. No wonder those giants want to join the Federal Reserve. The situation in the Soviet Union is probably only comparable to Germany after World War I, but the losses of the Soviet Union far exceeded that of Germany at that time, and the amazing wealth was evaporated so easily or flowed into other people's pockets.

Of course, there is one and only one such opportunity, but fortunately Adrian and Claude firmly grasped it.

"I didn't expect it, no wonder you are not interested in the 10% profit of sniping the British pound." Adrian said with emotion.

"There are many opportunities to make money. Unless you have to, you really don't need to take risks," Claude shrugged. "But you're right, Ed, we can do everything together."

"In this case, how about your treat tonight?" Adrian said half-jokingly.

"Although you have lost two dinners before...no problem." Claude answered with a smile rubbing his chin.

"What a fussy guy." Adrian shook his head teasingly, picked up his coffee and took a sip.

It is meaningless to think about manipulating the value of the currency or the loss of the Soviet Union. The former is not something he can deal with, and the latter will take away most of the wealth without him. Therefore, now that I have seized this opportunity and earned such a huge sum of money, all the previous ideas and ideas can be put into reality.

However, although 14 billion US dollars sounds amazing, it may not be enough once you start spending it, especially those that Adrian has calculated in his mind.

"Okay, let's continue, this game is not over yet." Claude said and was going to get the club.

"Wait, Crowe, I remember you said before that the matter over there is not over yet, right?" Adrian asked suddenly, "So how much can we get in the end?"

Claude raised his eyebrows, and the half of his body that just got up immediately sat back: "It seems that I can't fight today."

"If you want, I will take some time to play golf with you for a day, so how about letting you laugh at me in terms of golf skills?" Adrian spread his hands, and then looked at Claude with a smile: "I Need that answer."

"Okay, okay," Claude sighed, but did not show an impatient look, "According to the current situation, we can finally earn 15 billion. Of course, this is just an estimate. The actual situation should be within this figure." fluctuating."

"Then, let's consider this number for the time being." Adrian thought about it carefully, and then asked seriously: "Crow, what do you think is the possibility of our successful acquisition?"

"You mean, acquisition?" Claude raised his eyebrows in surprise after pouring himself a cup of coffee again.

"Yes, that's right. As a media company, we need a nationwide TV network. I can't think of a more suitable TV station." Adrian said with a calm gesture, "I I know what you want to say, Crowe, but look, several well-known broadcasting companies, under the banner of General Motors, CBS was incorporated by Sony, X is owned by News Corporation, and sooner or later they will be acquired by others, just within two years, I'm sure. We have to get ahead of the others."

After a pause, he continued: "As for the long-term loss problem, believe me, Crowe, if we can take over, I am sure enough to bring it back to life."

"Ha, so confident?" Claude patted his face noncommittally.

"Of course, don't forget what I do now. I just need a few excellent TV dramas and variety shows." Adrian raised his chin with his arms folded, which made him look a little proud.

Claude put down the cup in his hand, put his hands together and looked at Adrian for a few minutes: "Well, let me think about it... Although I can't sit down for more analysis now, I can tell you for sure, Ed , 15 billion is definitely not enough."

"We can raise money," Adrian said calmly. "Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, they will all be interested. The godfather and my uncle can help."

"It's still not enough. I believe that my father and Mr. Anderson will help, but business is business, and the funds will not exceed 3 billion at most. If we want to acquire, we need at least close to 20 billion funds." Crowder shook his head and said.

"Do you need so much?" Adrian frowned.

"Although it has been operating at a loss, it is a large company with a solid foundation and history after all. It still has a high status in the eyes of the public. It is impossible to acquire it without spending a lot of money." Claude simply explained .

"So, is there any other way?" Adrian frowned even deeper. At first, he completely calmed down because of the excitement of gaining huge wealth in the Soviet Union. Some things are still far from enough, how can this make people not depressed, even if he knows this in his heart.

"Don't tell me, there's nothing you can do, man." Adrian looked at his best friend.

"Well, there is another way." Claude opened his mouth after thinking for a few minutes, "But it is very troublesome to operate, and it may also affect our reputation."

"Let's listen." Adrian gestured.

"It's very simple, take a loan from the bank as a mortgage."

"Collateral? You mean a loan from a bank on something that doesn't belong to us?"

"Yes, you heard it right. From a commercial point of view, this is indeed possible." Claude nodded, "The biggest advantage of this is that if the acquisition is successful, the debt of this loan will be borne by all shareholders and not It's just us. But it's very troublesome, first of all, you have to prepare enough detailed materials for the bank to evaluate, those smart guys definitely don't want to see you declare bankruptcy after paying this money-frankly speaking, with In the current operating situation, I don’t think any bank will take such a risk. Secondly, if the acquisition continues to lose money, and eventually leads to bankruptcy or resale, the shareholders of the bank will definitely complain to us because of the loan. will affect our reputation."

Adrian tapped his fingers on the small table, looking at the distant scenery for a while before turning his eyes back: "Speaking of it, the most important thing is how to revive it after taking over. It's actually not that difficult, remember what I told you before, Crow, as long as I have a good operations team, I have a pretty good chance of bringing the dead back to life. So I think this method is credible, as long as you can make The bank believes that we can save it, and if we get the funds, the rest will not be a problem."

"You are really confident, Ed." Claude laughed, "I know that you can always achieve some unexpected success, and I also believe that since you said so, there must be a way to make a profit— —Although the actual affairs are all done by me. However, I have to regret to tell you, Ed, the premise of our discussion is that no one competes with us”

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