Chapter 363： Not optimistic

Disney's acquisition of the Fox Home Entertainment Channel has caused quite a stir in Hollywood.

But looking at the whole of the United States, it seems very small.

National big news, also depends on Dunn!

It's just that this time Tang En is different from the "godhead" accumulated in the past news reports. This time, he has completely fallen from the altar!

At first, only some Wall Street tabloids had simple reports, but in June, there were more and more such reports, and even the highly authoritative "Wall Street Journal" had a shocking headline "The Fall of the Stock God, Dunn. Walker's short loss of 870 million."

cnn, Fox TV, and cbs TV all followed up on the report, and even abc TV, which has always paid little attention to financial news, dispatched on a large scale to report on this matter on a large scale and in all directions!

In short, this summer, the magical Dunn has become no longer magical!

For such a report, Dunn is of course happy to see it, and he enjoys such a result.

What is a little fame?

Getting rich is the last word!

Last year, Dunn aggressively shorted the Nasdaq, and technology companies collectively lost money. The Securities Regulatory Bureau has imposed strong supervision and constraints on the financial measures of Dunn Capital.

It is unlikely that Dunn Capital would be able to go short as easily as last year.

But it's fine now!

In the past six months, Dunn Capital has shorted Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange, resulting in serious losses. According to the extensive predictions of various media, Dunn Capital's wealth has shrunk by at least 30%!

As soon as such a situation occurs, the regulatory pressure that Dunn Capital encounters will be reduced.

Scott Swift even called Dunn excitedly, telling him that the staff of the Securities Regulatory Commission had notified that Dunn Capital would be allowed to trade normally in the financial market.

Total liberation!

Now Tang En is full of confidence. Every time he thinks of the pattern of the financial market in a few months, there is a weird smile on the corner of his mouth.

Although after a wave of big losses, the available cash flow of Dunn Capital is still more than 2.2 billion US dollars!

In the current US stock market, the short-selling mechanism has not been restricted.

10x leverage, 20x leverage, and even 100x leverage are all possible!

100 times leverage, Dunn dare not play, the operation risk is too great, a careless operation, even if foresight may lose the whole game.

But 20 times leverage is not a problem.

2.2 billion US dollars, short-selling with 20 times leverage can leverage the market of more than 40 billion US dollars...

When the "911 Incident" broke out, even if the overall stock price fell by 10% on average, it would still be a price difference of more than 4 billion US dollars!

Scary to think about!

"No, keep a low profile, you have to keep a low profile!"

Dunn was a little scared, too much money would burn his hands.

Especially in the recent movie market, "Unsinkable" has been a big hit at the box office, and "Mrs. and Mrs. Smith" will also be released in North America next weekend on June 22.

In order to prevent some people from being jealous, during this time, you must keep a low profile!

Of course, during this period of time, in addition to Dunn's fall from the altar, the blockbuster news that caused a sensation in the United States was that Jack Welch, the chairman and CEO of General Electric, officially resigned!

Dunn and Jack Welch's second meeting was at Apple.

Jack Welch is a manufacturing legend. He went to Silicon Valley to attend a seminar. After the meeting, he was invited by Jobs to Apple to see his latest design, the iPod music player.

This is not a commercial secret, the product has been crafted and is undergoing final internal testing.

Not surprisingly, in October of this year, it can be officially launched to the market.

Jack Welch has launched too many legendary hardware products. He just glanced at the iPod and patted Dunn on the shoulder, "I finally understand why you bought Apple stock regardless of the cost. , Once this product comes out, it can at least increase Apple's stock price by 20%!"

Dunn felt contempt in his heart, 20% is a fart!

With a modest smile on his face, "Mr. Welch, I invest in Apple...not because I can judge that Apple can produce such a good product."

"Oh?" Jack Welch was startled, "Steve, is it because of you?"

Jobs shook his head, "It's because of me, and it's not because of me!"

Jack Welch frowned. "What do you mean?"

Jobs smiled wryly: "Because of Pixar!"

Jack Welch laughed when he heard it, and pointed at Dunn, he couldn't help laughing and crying, "You are really... determined."

Tang En's heart moved, and he noticed something from his words again.

Last time at Redstone's birthday party, Dunn heard some strange words from Conrad Black and Jack Welch.

Both of them attacked the old guys Murdoch and Redstone in unison.

This is, of course, a social method that can quickly bring people closer together.

But these people... are good friends on the surface.

Why do they dare to guarantee that Dunn will not inform?

Of course Dunn wouldn't tell the truth, but the strange thing was how did they know?

"Mr. Welch, can I talk to you alone? There are a few questions I would like to ask." Dunn couldn't bear the doubts in his heart and blurted out.

Jack Welch gave him a deep look and smiled, "Young man, you just can't hold your breath."

Jobs understood as soon as he heard it, and said enthusiastically: "Go to my office, I happen to be attending a meeting."

...

Steve Jobs's office... It really is.

It's a real bird song and flower fragrance!

There are birds chirping, the fragrance of flowers, huge floor-to-ceiling windows, and an apple plantation outside, with many strange trees planted inside. It is said that Jobs designed it himself, and it has a Japanese-style simplicity, fashion, and sci-fi style.

A must for an artist!

Dunn is now Apple's largest shareholder, accounting for more than 13.3% of the shares, and Dunn Capital has set aside funds and is still sucking in.

So as half the host, Dunn's ardent hospitality led Jack Welch to sit on the two bamboo chairs in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, listening to the melodious birdsong in the birdcage above, and looking at the heartwarming people outside. The scenery, the whole person's mood is comfortable.

"This is the correct layout idea!"

Dunn couldn't help feeling secretly in his heart.

As the gathering place of high-end technology in the world, Silicon Valley has the best office environment in the world, because it can give designers and technicians better inspiration and creativity.

On the other hand, the office environment in Hollywood... is lifeless and pedantic, and I don't like wasting money in such a luxurious office environment.

However, compared to Silicon Valley, Hollywood needs more creativity!

Fortunately, the headquarters park of Dunn Pictures is under construction, and it is expected to enter the first phase in August next year.

In addition to the earliest designed "Dawn Building" and "Marvel Building", the second design report added six buildings including a multi-functional lecture hall, staff canteen, fitness center, and "Rose Building".

"He's a design genius!"

Just when Dunn was distracted, Jack Welch suddenly praised. Obviously, he also admired Jobs' office layout.

Tang En said with a smile: "At least my new headquarters campus is designed no worse than this one."

Jack Welch smiled inscrutably. "That's why."

"what reason?"

"Your confusion."

Tang En was shocked, stared at him in surprise, and found that his turbid eyes seemed to really have insight into the world.

Of course, that is, the level of observation is very high.

At least Apple's future, he did not predict accurately.

Tang En pondered for a long time, recalling the last conversation between the two, and then tentatively asked, "Is it because of... my ambition?"

"clever!"

Jack Welch gave a thumbs up.

Dunn shook his head, he thought about this reason, but couldn't explain it, "I don't deny this, but... Mr. Welch, to be honest, last time at Mr. Redstone's party, I met a very strange The big man, he attacked Mr Murdoch directly in front of me, and even had some criticism of Mr Redstone."

Jack Welch said: "Because ambition can determine the pattern. Dunn, you have grown rapidly in just a few years, and a new force has arisen in Hollywood. As long as you pay attention, you can't escape the eyes of those big men."

"Isn't it?" Tang En's face was a little ugly, "I think the city is deep enough to not be seen through my mind, right?"

Jack Welch was stunned for a moment, then laughed, "Dawn, you misunderstood!"

"Um?"

"Everyone doesn't see your mind through you. In fact, no one can do this, not even a psychologist. Everyone's approach is very simple, yes business model and strategy direction."

Seeing Dunn's silence, Jack Welch continued: "At first, Dunn Films was just a film company, so the initial development was very smooth. But soon, your industrial structure changed, TV, animation, toys, Internet...you Your ambitions have already been revealed, you will not be satisfied with a small film company, but move closer to the direction of a media conglomerate!"

If Tang En realized something, "So... in the future development of Tang En Pictures, there will definitely be disputes over interests with News Corporation and Viacom Group. We have a common opponent?"

Jack Welch smiled, "I can't talk about my opponents, I just don't like the two old guys Murdoch and Redstone."

Tang En heaved a sigh of relief, this was the understanding.

Dare to say that last time Conrad Black said such a strange thing, that is, he saw the scale of Dunn's enterprise development, which is both fast and large. Team up.

Thinking of this, Tang En's heart skipped a beat, and his face suddenly changed.

Conrad Black saw it, Jack Welch saw it, and Summer Redstone, who was also wily, couldn't see it?

Dunn Pictures can challenge Disney today, and it is entirely possible to challenge Viacom tomorrow!

Especially now that the sta TV network is developing better and better, "Six Feet Under" has been released. Although it only showed two episodes, it has become the most attractive TV series in the United States.

In addition to hbo, sho has another opponent.

Redstone...

Will Dunn be allowed to grow bigger?

It seems that the situation is not optimistic!

(Sanqi Chinese)