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The key depends on the stock price trend after the formal merger of the two companies. However, depending on the situation, it is clear that not many people are pessimistic about the stock price of the new Daenerys Entertainment Group after the merger. After the "American Idol" ratings data is released, Some Wall Street analysts believe that after the merger, Daenerys Entertainment Group’s share price still has at least 50% room for growth, and the total market value is even expected to hit 3000 billion U.S. dollars.

If the prediction comes true, this merger, exchanging more shares is obviously the most sensible choice.

Even Warren Buffett, who lives in Omaha, specifically called to ask for the detailed ratings data and expected revenue data of "American Idol". This old-school investor, who in Simon's memory, once publicly declared that he did not believe in business miracles, was obviously also cautious. Consider whether to change the established exchange strategy of half stock and half cash.

Because of his refusal to invest in technology stocks, Buffett has faced a lot of pressure in recent years. In the first half of the year, Berkshire Hathaway’s stock price even fell when the U.S. stock market rose all the way. The announcement of the ABC merger stopped the decline in the stock price of Berkshire Hathaway, the major shareholder of Metropolitan ABC Group.

This time, if most people choose to exchange more stocks, but Buffett insists on half of the cash stocks, it is hard to say whether it will cause dissatisfaction among investors again, which will cause Berkshire Hathaway's stock price to fall all the way again.

Warren Buffett doesn't like technology stocks, because new technology companies are generally in the stage of burning money, and they can't see the clear profit prospects and cash flow that Buffett cares most about.

Daenerys Entertainment is different.

Even if the stock price is high, Daenerys' film, TV, game and even music businesses contribute to the company's revenue and profits are very rich, and it still maintains its position even though the company itself is already a giant in the industry. With rapid growth.Due to the general adoption of a long-term series production strategy, Daenerys Entertainment’s business is also very stable compared to other media and entertainment giants’ luck-based investments, and there will be no fluctuations in fluctuations in profits and losses , These are in line with Buffett's investment criteria.

The only downside is that it is difficult for Buffett to accept the exorbitant stock price of Daenerys Entertainment, which has exceeded his psychological price.

Now, even if it is still difficult to accept, Buffett still has to consider going against his will to make a choice that is more in line with the market.

Ordinary viewers will only be more emotional about the rise in the stock prices of the two companies, and they are more concerned about the 5000 iPlayer players promised to give away when the first episode of "American Idol" aired.

In the media comments on Wednesday morning, many people also felt that the success of "American Idol" was inseparable from this large-scale lottery.Some other TV programs that give out gifts often only give out ten or eight in a symbolic way. There is no such thing as "American Idol" that will give out 5000 gifts in one episode.

Because this kind of thing is too difficult to deal with.

How to ensure that tens of millions of viewers can vote in a relatively short period of time, how to set up a lottery system, how to ensure fairness, how to send a large number of gifts to the place after the audience wins, etc., etc., these cumbersome rewards are distributed process, necessarily means additional budgetary expenditures.

This time "American Idol" first solved the voting problem very cleverly.

Every contestant who appeared on the screen will have an independent participation number. The audience can call the hotline system specially developed by Verizon Telecom for Daenerys Entertainment. There is no need for manual answering, and the audience only needs to enter the contestant number, and the vote can be completed neatly .

Voting on online platforms is even easier.

Log in to the official website, find the voting page, enter the player number, and click OK.

Then you will be eligible for the lottery.

Because the autumn file is still in the audition stage, audience voting mainly focuses on participation, and the competition stage in the spring file after the next year will start to affect the results of the competition.

The 5000 iPlayer players that will be simulcast in the first two episodes will be randomly selected through a specially developed online lottery system, and the results will be announced on the official website of "American Idol". Nellis Entertainment will send out the prizes one after another.

Except for the final delivery of gifts, the whole process does not require much manual intervention, so the cost investment is saved to the greatest extent.

Including the delivery of prizes, Amazon’s logistics and distribution channels are also used. At this stage, Tinkobel has opened his own online flagship store on the Amazon online store, even if it is the first season of "American Idol" a total of 10 iPlayer players , compared to the total online sales of Tinkber’s main products, it’s nothing.

All of these, the key is the coordination between different enterprises.

Daenerys Entertainment, Tinkerbell Company, Eaglet Company, Verizon Telecom Company, etc., there are not so many small companies working closely together to make a reality show successful. The ability to give that many gifts in a short period of time without confusion and unnecessary budget overruns.

These are obviously not something other TV networks can easily do.

After the launch of "American Idol" on September 9, "Sex and the City" was launched on the USA TV network on September 26.

Through the popularity of The Wife Series reality show and "Desperate Housewives", the national basic cable network USA TV Network, which took over from MCA and bought half of Paramount's shares, has become one of the most successful basic cable TV stations in North America. , mainly for female audiences.

Over the years, the number of subscribers of USA TV Network has grown from 2100 million at the beginning of Daenerys Entertainment to 6200 million now, covering more than 70% of the population of the United States.The operator's share has also risen from the pitiful 15 cents at the beginning to the current 55 cents, which has also increased by more than three times.

Therefore, at this stage, USA TV Network is only earning $3400 million in monthly operator revenue, which is half of the $6000 million in total annual revenue when Daenerys Entertainment first took over the TV station.As for the whole year, because subscribers are still growing at a high speed, it is estimated that in 1995, the total revenue of the USA TV network combined with operator share and advertising revenue will exceed 8 million US dollars, and the net profit of the TV network is expected to reach more than 1 million US dollars.

In the past few years, Simon has been vetoing the proposal of the TV department to open the USA sub-channel to avoid too much distraction. However, with the continuous enrichment of the content of the USA TV network, it will be logical for USA to open USA 2 and even USA 3 in the future.

The most popular main series on the USA TV network at this stage is still "Desperate Housewives". This TV series that started broadcasting in 1992 has already entered its fourth season. reached 9 million. "Sex and the City" is scheduled to start broadcasting on Thursday, September 14th. It is to use the popularity of "Desperate Housewives" as a lead, and after obtaining certain feedback, adjust it according to the ratings.

Compared with the craze triggered by "American Idol", "Sex and the City" is much more low-key.

Because it is no longer produced by HBO, the TV department made this episode into a one-hour series, the standard length is 43 minutes, and the first season is 16 episodes. This time, there is no stop loss plan, because the project budget is very low. The cost was only $150 million, and the total cost of the first season was only $2400 million.

This is because the filming was done in a high-consumption metropolis like New York, otherwise the cost would be lower.

In addition, because it will be played on the basic cable network USA, the production team also strictly restricted the rating of the new version of "Sex and the City" to the TV 14 standard, that is, "not suitable for children under the age of 14", not the HBO kind. R-rated release level.

With "Desperate Housewives", which has reached tens of millions of ratings, as a guide, it will be broadcast at 9 pm on September 28. The first episode of the first season of "Sex and the City" finally won an average audience of 9 million. The former "Desperate Housewives" was even stronger when it first aired.

Moreover, compared with the popcorn-style "American Idol", the review media obviously prefer "Sex and the City".

Many well-known film critics published their reviews of "Sex and the City" immediately the next morning, and they generally gave very good reviews, with a comprehensive media score of around 8.2.

A female film critic of the "Boston Globe" praised "Sex and the City" "Although it has a very seductive name, it actually discusses the problems encountered by urban women with a very keen insight." Problems in all aspects, the plot of the series seems to be loose and lacks the main line, but it is full of a wonderful charm, which makes people immersed in it unconsciously and reluctant to change channels'.

This is actually the result Simon most hopes to see.

The first episode had 750 million viewers. According to Nielsen’s statistics, within an hour of its broadcast, the ratings curve was very stable. The audience of this TV series is basically immersed in it.

It will attract 750 million viewers when it starts broadcasting. It is expected that after the first season is finished, it will not be a big problem if the peak ratings data breaks through [-] million. In the next few years, "Sex and the City" will be enough to become another major hit of USA along with "Desperate Housewives".

The second day of "Sex and the City" is Friday.

September 9, the last trading day for the US stock market in September.

Stimulated by consecutive "Happy Ranch" and "American Idol", Daenerys Entertainment's stock price was finally locked at $83.375 at the close of this Friday, with a market value of $1761 billion.Shares of Cosmopolitan ABC Group ended the same day at $183.25, with a market capitalization of $233 billion.

The combined market value of the two companies is US$1994 billion, which is only a small gap from the 2000 billion threshold.

This Friday, with the approval of the SEC, the two companies officially announced the suspension of trading for a period of one month. It is expected to reopen in early November, and only the brand-new Daenerys Entertainment Group stock will remain on the market.

At the same time, Eaglet successfully completed the two-week IPO global roadshow.

The largest IPO in history with an estimated market value of $1500 billion and a fundraising amount of $250 billion, the total amount of stock subscriptions during the roadshow still reached more than six times the size of the issue.In the afternoon of the same day, Eaglet and a group of underwriters held a press conference in New York, officially announcing that the shares of Eaglet would be listed on the NASDAQ market on November 11.

Chapter 845 Black Widow

The autumn morning at Jerry Hall's apartment made Simon think of a vacation. He mentioned to Janet and the others that after a week's work on the East Coast, the couple flew to Austria together.

Autumn is at its most beautiful in the Alps.

Simon owns a holiday villa with a superb view in the southern foothills of the Alps in western Austria.

This time it is not a ready-made property, but built from scratch according to Simon's preference in recent years, just like Simon's mountain courtyard in Yangshuo, China.The villa is located in the middle of the mountain, backed by snow-capped mountains, surrounded by forests, and only a winding road can reach it. At the foot of the mountain is an Eastern European town next to a lake. The undulating natural pastures around the town are patchworkly dotted with Birch belt.

In autumn, the birch forest that blooms last like a flame, the lake that is as quiet as ink, the pasture that is still like a green carpet, and the quiet and deserted town constitute a beautiful picture like the Garden of Eden.

The couple rushed here on the weekend, and immediately had a feeling that they didn't want to leave.

This trip was intended as a family.

Jennifer has to take care of the two little guys, so she can't leave, so she can only stay.Melbourne has already started school, and there are two ducklings to take care of. It is said that it is a weekend trip, two days is definitely not enough, so I can't leave.The other two are slightly older, one staring at a pair of beautiful eyes is full of inquisitive curiosity about the whole world, and the other is also full of eagerness to hone his two rows of small teeth with everything around him recently, Janet is not willing to take it, Simon is also I don't want to take it.

This is no way.

So it became a trip to the world of two people.

hard to relax,

For two days on the weekend, I completely put aside everything, just hid in the mountain house to read, sleep, draw, listen to music, enjoy delicious food, and do some favorite things.

Don't plan to leave after the weekend.

It is planned to return to North America before Eaglet is listed on October 10.

October of this year is very important for Daenerys Entertainment, because after adjusting the fiscal year cycle last year, this month will count the first full-year financial report of Daenerys Entertainment after it went public. The timely release of financial reports will also play a positive role in promoting the stock price of the re-opening of the two companies after the merger next month.

Simon attaches great importance to the financial audit of the company, but fortunately, he does not need to watch it in person.

As Daenerys Entertainment's special financial advisor, Simon was also assigned a directorship after going public last year. Veronica will come to North America to help with Daenerys' annual financial audit until the audit is over.

However, plans can never keep up with changes.

On Tuesday, October 10, Sophia called. Simon and his wife, who were fixing a boat by the lake at the foot of the mountain and planned to go boating on the lake, flew to Milan in a hurry. To be precise, it was Janet who took Simon to Milan excitedly.

Something big or small happened.

The fashion week, which started in mid-September, is currently in Paris, and next week it will be Milan's turn.

Although the Gucci brand under Melisandre is no longer controlled by the Gucci family, members of the Gucci family will still be invited to attend most of the brand events.

This fashion week is no exception.

Maurizio Gucci, the third generation of the Gucci family, recently rushed back from Greece, intending to participate in the Gucci show and related activities next week. As a result, he was almost murdered.

The main messenger is also Maurizio's ex-wife.

After Sofia's phone call, Simon also remembered that the most sensational event in the fashion circle in the history of the past was the murder of Maurizio Gucci, the third-generation head of the Gucci company, by his ex-wife. The impact of the event was no less Two years later, the Gianni Versace shooting nearly brought down the Gucci brand.

Unexpectedly, Simon, a big butterfly, has changed many things, and some things still happened again.

Fortunately, the murder did not succeed.

Maurizio Gucci's ex-wife, Patricia Martili, hired a killer, probably out of the need for maximum secrecy, and quietly approached the Ukrainian gangster who had just taken root in Milan in the past year.

Then there is no more.

As the most important part of last year's plan to infiltrate European underground forces through Ukrainian gangsters, the Italian side has the most in-depth layout. The leader of the Ukrainian gangsters in Milan is still a former Soviet KGB elite. It only took one year to gain a foothold in Italy. It is obviously inseparable from the quiet support of the Westeros system, and it will naturally be considered for the interests of the Westeros system.

Although the Gucci family has withdrawn from the management of the Gucci brand, anyone with a little brain understands that once a scandal such as wife murdering her husband occurs in the Gucci family, it will definitely have an impact on the reputation of the Gucci brand. In recent years, it has been suppressed by Melisandre. Competitors who are out of breath will not let go of such an opportunity and will inevitably make a big fuss.

So, Sophia received the news immediately.

Then take action.

Even if there is an attempted murder, the matter must not be made public and can only be handled in a low-key manner.

When the Simon couple arrived in Milan, it happened that Maurizio Gucci and his ex-wife were brought together again by Sofia to confront each other face to face. According to Sofia, when she sent someone to find Patricia Martily, the woman thought it was a problem Fat, almost escaped through the back door.

The main cause of the incident was that Patricia Matili had always been very dissatisfied with the division of property between the two when they divorced. The former couple had been married for more than ten years and had two girls. In theory, Patricia should take Maury Chio had half his net worth, but ended up with only one regular monthly alimony payment.

When she was first found, Patricia thought that the people sent by Sofia were the police, and told the whole story like a bamboo tube pouring beans, and put all the blame on a good friend. The reason for the murder was the instigation of the other party. Once Maurizio died , the personal assets of this member of the Gucci family will be inherited by his two daughters. The two daughters of the former couple are both underage, which means that Maurizio's assets will fall into the hands of Patricia.

In order to prevent the two of them from making trouble again, Sophia deliberately borrowed the interrogation room of a police station in the eastern district of Milan for the two to have peace talks.

The Simon couple and Sophia stood together outside the interrogation room and watched them through the one-way glass through the one-way glass. The two were hysterical and wept bitterly for a while. Simon was not very interested in this kind of crap. Seeing that the two of them in the interrogation room were almost finished talking, weighed it down Janet, who was still in high spirits with her arms around him, asked with a smile, "I'm not the monkey who was pulled to watch the chicken slaughter, am I?"

Janet finally looked away after hearing this, and glanced at Simon with a smile: "I won't find someone else to kill you."

Simon pretended to be alarmed: "You mean, you come by yourself?"

"Yeah, while you're asleep, so, my dear, you won't be in too much pain." Janet said, reaching over with her little hand, and pressed on his heart, as if 'stepping on the spot' in advance, There was a threat in his eyes: "Are you afraid?"

Simon nodded decisively: "Scared."

Janet snorted twice proudly, then looked into the interrogation room, the two of them tossed about, the matter was coming to an end, and after a while, Maurizio, who was afraid, promised to give his ex-wife some compensation. The two daughters of the two don't plan to pay any attention to it.

Simon felt that Maurizio might not even come back to Italy in the future. There was a woman who wanted to kill himself living here, so how could he feel at ease again.

Seeing that the matter was almost settled, Simon said something to Sophia, and dragged Janet, who was still a little unhappy, to leave early.

After dealing with this matter, I had lunch with Sofia at noon. Sofia still had work in the afternoon, and Simon and his wife drove to the mountainside villa on the shore of Lake Como in the north of Milan, intending to continue their vacation.

This is actually the Alps.

Just because of the climate difference, although the scenery is equally good, it is not as beautiful as the oil painting in western Austria.

I found another yacht to complete the rafting on the lake that was supposed to be carried out in Austria, but the location was changed to Lake Como, which has a larger area.

The yacht was floating on Lake Como, worried about getting tanned. Janet and Simon, who were wearing tight pink casual suits, lay on the deck together enjoying the afternoon sun. They hugged the man like a cat and rubbed against him for a while. Janet leaned close to Simon's ear again. , whispered: "Honey, I will not kill you."

Simon smiled and said, "Why?"

"Because I know you won't get rid of me," Janet said here, opening her mouth and biting Simon's shoulder: "You are a pervert, bad guy, how could you get rid of me."

"Forehead……"

"Hehe," Janet laughed, turned over to Simon, turned to the other side, entwined again, and said, "Actually, I just want to remind you to pay attention to other women. They can do nothing, but they don't necessarily think so, women are greedy."

Simon hugged Janet and put it on himself again: "The women around me are all good and smart, but there is no black widow."

Janet shook her head and said: "No, it has nothing to do with whether you are smart or not. Besides, there is a very dangerous potential black widow beside you."

"You mean yourself?"

"Of course not." Janet shook her head, raised her body slightly and called into the cabin: "A."

Alison's figure appeared quickly, and said respectfully, "Madam?"

Janet gestured to girl A: "Hey, I think A is most likely to kill you one day suddenly," she said, looking up at Alison: "A, do you want to kill Simon?"

Girl A shook her head slightly: "No, ma'am."

"It must be," Janet said with certainty, but then she suddenly realized that she sat up on Simon with a small scream and stared at Girl A: "I see, you want to kill me. "

Girl A shook her head slightly again: "Ma'am, if it's okay, I'll go down first."

"You must want to kill me."

Girl A lowered her eyes slightly: "No, ma'am."