America: Starting with the acquisition of MGM

Chapter 164 164. No more left

On July 15, Eric came to New York again.

I came here mainly for three things.

The first thing was that Mykko told Eric about his current debt, which was a sky-high debt of US$188 million.

You must know that this is not a company or an organization's debt, but purely his personal debt.

It is only 2003, and this amount of debt is terrifying even from the perspective of a big star. Many stars will not be able to earn so much money in their lifetime.

After looking at the composition of his debt, Eric was left with only emotion and helplessness.

The money must have come from a bank. With his credit and reputation, the bank would be willing to lend him as much as he wanted.

The largest proportion is the follow-up investment with Sony Music, which is the money spent to expand and buy other companies and labels.

The second largest share is the charitable organizations he supports. You wouldn't know it if you didn't check it. But when you check it, you'll be surprised to see that there are 39 of them. It's such a long list that it takes several minutes to read through.

What about the American Cancer Society, Children's International Academy, Council of Negro Parliamentarians, Marital Happiness, Motown Museum, UNESCO, 28th Street YMCA, Fraternal Crusaders Association, etc.

It can be said that there are many organizations. Many organizations only look at their names, and they don't feel like charities, such as the Fraternal Crusaders Association.

Eric had serious doubts that McQueen would fund whenever so-called charitable organizations came to him for help, and these organizations took tens of millions of dollars out of his pocket every year.

The third largest proportion is his living expenses. The management fee of Neverland Ranch is at least two to three million US dollars per year, as well as various collections and works of art.

Coupled with the support for his family, the cost is tens of millions of dollars a year.

Fortunately, he can get tens or even hundreds of millions of dollars in income from Sony Music every year by relying on music copyrights, otherwise he would have collapsed long ago.

Currently, the copyrights of many of Maikou's songs are being held up as collateral in banks, so he said that once things break out, he will be in trouble and will inevitably go bankrupt.

There is still half a month before the trial. This battle must be won. MGM still has more than 200 million in liquidity on its account.

However, the company also has investments, so Eric can only go to New York to find Elena again and get some more money.

The second thing was to make an appointment with John Defare Adams, the colonel he met when he went to the Nevada military base to film "Transformers".

However, with the help of strong family connections, he has been promoted to brigadier general after not seeing him for a few months, and he is resting in New York these days.

During the filming, the relationship between the two was good. Eric gave him a lot of money and came to ask for help this time.

The third thing is Zhou Wenqiong's Hudson Theater. After we parted ways in Los Angeles last time, this woman called him every now and then and invited him to come and inspect it.

Eric didn't take it seriously. This time he was just dropping by. If he had time, he would go and have a look. If he didn't, forget it.

A little person ignores her and dares to play tricks on her. Such people will naturally come to her door to ask for help if they can't wait any longer.

As usual, Elena came to pick him up at the airport. The slut wore sunglasses and drove a red Porsche.

"Changed cars? No longer driving Panamera?"

Eric asked as he got into the passenger seat.

"Not long after I bought it, I changed my mood by changing my car. I had no one else to play with but the car."

Elena took off her sunglasses and glanced at him intentionally or unintentionally.

Eric chuckled: "There's something in what he said. I go to New York at least once a month now. You can't blame me for this."

"I hope you will be based in New York. It's not worse than Los Angeles. Universal and Paramount are headquartered in New York."

"Is this the same thing? It's okay to set up a branch, but moving the headquarters is not just a joke."

"Besides, haven't you heard that distance creates beauty? If we are too close, seeing each other every day will make us bored. It's good now. A little separation is better than a new love, so that we can always keep a sense of freshness and desire for each other."

Listening to Eric's nonsense, Elena couldn't help but roll her eyes.

"If you don't like it, just say you don't like it. We still have a high-sounding relationship. Would you say that to those little lovers?"

"Of course I will, I treat you all equally, you are all my little lovers."

"Haha. Eric Cooper, you are really shameless!"

"But if you like it, men are not bad and women don't love you. This is the unbreakable truth."

Elena snorted coldly: "To get down to business, if you want to get a loan, it's easy. I can help you get it within 200 million without any mortgage."

"Why? Has the bank started doing charity?" Eric looked at the other party in confusion.

"Idiot, you forgot that after you shorted Hasbro's stock last time, didn't you take out 16% of the stock as an unsecured loan?"

"At that time, you loaned US$480 million. This value was lower than the value of the stock, so I can lend you up to US$200 million."

"Or if you want, you can take other collateral. Now you are the majority shareholder of Double Star Entertainment, and it has been doing well recently, so it can be worth more."

Eric thought about what he had to do recently, which was that Lionheart.com and YouTube were about to go online.

In addition, I plan to make preliminary contact with Marvel. Time waits for no one, so it’s time to make a move.

"Okay, I'll give it another serious thought. Anyway, I'll stay in New York for two days and decide on the loan size tomorrow."

"It's up to you. It's your business anyway. If you give more, I'll get more commission. If you give less, I'll make up for the commission from you."

"It's only been three minutes and you started getting angry again."

Elena glared at him: "Stop talking nonsense and put your hands on your legs."

"ah?"

"If you let me go, let me go!"

Eric complied and put his hand on Elena's thigh.

"What are you doing standing still? Touch it!"

When I climbed up with my fingers, I immediately felt clean and warm.

"Humph! Don't you feel anything special?"

Elena hummed: "How does it feel?"

"It's very good, just like kneading a shelled egg, smooth and tender."

"Humph! I've been taking care of myself, I'm no worse than Ashley and Mary."

"What's there to compare it to?"

Eric looked at this slut speechlessly. He found that since sleeping with the three of them, Elena was particularly keen to listen to him talk about his affair with the Olsen sisters.

And I also like to compare myself with my nieces, always asking Eric whether I am better or them, and who can make you happier.

Although the stimulation of blood relationship is quite exciting, Eric is itching to talk too much and tease him, but he can't do it.

Elena must be fine. She is eager to have a foursome, and it will be better to have a fivesome when Omei grows up.

But Eric was not brave enough to make such a request to the Olsen sisters.

In short, it still needs development and adjustment, and the future is long.

I went shopping and ate with Elena, and then it was a crazy fight to book a hotel room.

Eric once again succeeded in alleviating the slut's resentment.

The next morning, Eric visited John Adams at his home.

The maid served tea and left.

"Eric, I didn't expect you actually like to drink tea. Not many young people have your hobby. Coffee is their first choice."

Eric took a sip: "Coffee is refreshing and tea is nourishing. If you like it, I can ask someone to get some high-quality products from China."

"Do you know Dahongpao? It is said that there are only a few native plants in China. The annual tea production is only a few kilograms. Even if you have money, you can't buy it."

John Adams grinned and said: "I don't understand tea. This is for guests. I still prefer wine, but I am not used to drinking Chinese liquor. Whiskey is more suitable for my taste."

Okay, it's time to play the piano to a cow.

Eric shrugged. A warrior like him in the army certainly didn't look like a tea-drinking master.

"By the way, your "Transformers" will be released soon. I watched the trailer a few days ago and the weapons were well displayed."

"It will be released on November 16. The Ministry of National Defense has approved the content. When the second part is filmed next year, I may need your help."

"If you still want to come to Nevada to film, I'll give you the green light."

"Didn't you get promoted? Are you still staying at the Nevada military base?"

"Otherwise? Should I go to the Department of Defense? Everyone at the Nevada base must obey my orders. But if I go to the Department of Defense with my rank, I can only obey the orders of others."

"Understand the difference between feudal officials and central officials."

"That's about it. I'll go back to the base after taking a few more days off."

After chatting for a while, Eric began to explain his purpose: "John, I came here this time because I have something to ask you."

"Tell me, it doesn't matter, our two jobs won't overlap, and we need to use equipment again?"

"It's not equipment, it's network. I'm developing a website. You can understand it as a website for watching TV series and movies online."

"This kind of website has very high requirements for network speed. Judging from the current civilian equipment on the market, it cannot meet my requirements."

"So I want to know if the network within the military can be used commercially?"

Hearing this, John Adams fell into thinking. After a while, he shook his head slightly: "Military network is commercial, you dare to think and do it."

"But I can't answer this question. I just want to say, will it involve the leakage of military secrets? Can you guarantee it?"

"Once critical data is leaked, let alone you being taken to court, I will also be prosecuted by the military. The risk is too great."

"No precedent?" Eric asked.

"At least I haven't heard of it, but you don't have to lose confidence immediately. After all, I'm not a technical professional. I'll give you an answer after I ask the experts."

"Well, money is not a problem anyway. Even if there is a slight possibility, don't forget to tell me."

John Adams looked at Eric playfully: "Building a video website, why are you doing this? You don't want to compete with TV stations."

They are both smart people, and Eric has no intention of hiding anything from the other person.

"There is indeed this idea. It is definitely impossible for MGM to enter the TV field and get a piece of the pie. Then the only thing left is to build its own platform."

"The future will be the era of the Internet. I think online viewing will gradually replace TV sets, especially as modern people are increasingly fond of surfing the Internet."

"If you think about it, the TV is fixed there and cannot be moved. The audience cannot decide what program they want to watch. They have to follow the TV station's wishes."

"On the Internet, you can freely watch on-demand. You can watch any drama you want, and you can watch it from the first minute."

“All you need is a laptop or even a mobile phone, which is easy to carry and can see wherever you go.”

"This is an opportunity. Whoever fills the gap in the market first will be able to take the lead in the future."

John Adams listened to Eric's analysis very carefully: "As I said, I'm not very technical, but your idea sounds very interesting."

"At least one thing I agree with is that the future must be the era of the Internet. This view has been confirmed in the military."

"Information warfare has been included in our training courses, and full-time talents in this area will also be cultivated in the military."

"Then why don't you do it with me? If you can help me solve this problem, I can give you a certain percentage of the company's shares for free." Eric said.

"Well I'll give it a try."

After lunch, we left John Adams' house. Things were unclear, and Eric was not in the mood to go to Broadway.

His proposal to give the other party Lionheart shares for free was not a joke. He could not imagine how powerful the Adams family was in this country.

However, it must have involved all walks of life in the military, government, business and academia, and John Adams took the position of brigadier general before he was forty years old. His future prospects are absolutely unlimited.

Being able to obtain such good resources also shows that his status in the Adams family must not be low.

By establishing a good relationship with this kind of person, Eric has no intention of using their resources, mainly so that he can get help at some important moments.

And he doesn’t plan to give too much. 5% is the upper limit, and it will definitely be diluted after listing in the future.

In the afternoon, Elena handled the loan procedure for Eric. After consideration, she still used 16% of Hasbro shares as an unsecured loan.

The loan amount is directly increased to the maximum, and the US$200 million will be received soon.

Then MGM has more than 400 million in liquidity on its account, which is sufficient as a reserve fund.

After finishing the business, Elena, the slut, drove him to the airport, and then she couldn't stand the fire anymore and pulled him into the men's room.

There was no rest at noon and no medicinal wine, so Eric was unable to fight anymore.

He dealt with this slut hastily, and then boarded the plane and left with her unfinished expression.