Heads Up Hollywood

Building a professional modern football stadium... is not an easy task.

In addition to the approval documents from the local, national, cultural bureaus, and land bureaus, as well as the permits of local residents, the most difficult problem is funding.

The Forest Stadium in Frankfurt and the New Alp Stadium in Juventus, this kind of stadium with simple structure, the cost is relatively low, about 150 million US dollars.

Bayern Munich's Allianz Arena costs $350 million; Arsenal's Emirates Stadium costs $600 million; London's new Wembley Stadium... costs as much as $1.05 billion!

However, even if the new Wembley Stadium, which costs more than US$1 billion, is the stadium's facilities, equipment, turf and conceptual design the best in the world?

Far from enough!

At least, it has not yet reached the height of the pearls in the football field - Bernabeu, Camp Nou, and Old Trafford.

The Bernabéu alone will cost 500 million US dollars for a renovation!

How to compare?

If Twain wanted to build a world-class professional football stadium for Liverpool, he must aim at the best in the world, otherwise the current Anfield stadium would be fine.

It is also the best stadium in Europe.

Tang En Capital's current book capital is 550 million U.S. dollars, but it will cost at least 1.5 billion U.S. dollars to acquire the club and build a new stadium!

This is not counting the huge expenditure in the transfer market every year.

Playing with a team... Especially Tang En's idea of ​​playing the real version of FM Football Manager's top tuba, it doesn't work if you don't have money.

Tang En is nominally the richest man in the world, but right now, he really can't afford that much money!

unless……

Reduce holdings of stocks in companies such as Apple and Amazon to raise money, or go to the bank to pledge stocks.

The former is a brain-dead behavior and completely impossible.

The latter... is also fucked up.

The stock pledge will reach an annual interest rate of 6%-12%, especially for technology stocks, the stock price is very volatile, there is a very high risk of liquidation, and the interest rate is even higher. Borrowing 1 billion U.S. dollars, you have to repay more than 100 million U.S. dollars every year in interest alone, so you might as well go for a real estate mortgage.

But real estate mortgage... Although Tang En has a lot of real estate under his name, it is still not enough to be able to mortgage a loan of 1 billion US dollars.

The richest man is the richest man, but cash flow is still a big problem.

The richest man is equal to the first loser, which is a common practice all over the world.

No matter how rich people are, in order to solve the cash flow problem, they must also embark on the road of debt.

Of course, debt is a normal means of financial borrowing, and there is nothing wrong with it.

But Tang En was reluctant.

Unless it was absolutely necessary, he didn't want to be in debt, and then let the bank just lie down and earn the money, earning such high interest for nothing...

Anyway, it's not in a hurry now.

The thing about building a golf course...isn't going to happen overnight.

Even if the construction plan is started immediately, the real groundbreaking will have to wait until next year.

Twain Capital now has a cash flow of 550 million US dollars. It is enough to spend 400 million US dollars to buy the team and another 100 million US dollars to make waves in the transfer market!

The remaining 50 million US dollars is for living expenses.

There are too many women, and they have to be raised.

Tang En talked with Rick Parry for more than three hours, and did not discuss the details. He only constructed a macro blueprint for him - to revive Liverpool!

Rick Parry naturally felt Tang En's full sincerity. He was grateful and praised frequently. He repeatedly said that after he returned, he would immediately propose a meeting of the board of directors and fully promote the club's handover work!

Complete the handover in the shortest possible time so as not to affect the team's preparations for the new season.

...

"Twain, there is a call from a reporter for the New Yorker."

Just as Tang En was thinking hard to find a solution to the cash flow, Isla Fisher hurried in.

"Telephone interview? Something happened?"

Tang En frowned.

There were too many reporters who wanted to interview by phone, and he almost didn't respond to any of them, and he didn't have the energy. Isla Fisher was in such a hurry, it must have happened something unexpected.

Sure enough, she heard her say: "Michael Moore just accepted an exclusive interview with The New Yorker. He... He said some very irresponsible things. He said that the Harvey Weinstein thing was a conspiracy. A political conspiracy to hinder the release of "Fahrenheit 9/11" in the United States! I even mentioned you by name, saying that you are in collusion with the White House and are the mastermind behind this conspiracy."

Tang En couldn't believe his ears, "How dare he say that?"

Ira Fisher said: "Yeah, I'm so pissed off. The reporter of The New Yorker wants to hear your opinion. If you have no opinion, they will send out the report tomorrow."

"snort!"

Tang En's complexion sank. He really didn't expect that "The New Yorker" magazine would dare to threaten him so much. It should not be an order from the high-level, but this stupid reporter who made his own way, thinking that he could dig out big news.

Just as he was about to turn back, when the words came to his lips, Tang En held back, pondered for a while, and said, "Ella, you can make arrangements immediately, one "New Yorker" is not enough, put the "Hollywood Reporter", "Los Angeles Times" ", "New York Times", "Film Magazine", "Village Voice" and other media reporters called, and an hour later, I will make a statement to them in the form of a conference call."

...

An hour later, Tang En appeared in the conference call room. His red phone was connected to reporters from 12 newspapers and media outlets across the United States.

Tang En wanted to make a final explanation for the US release of "Fahrenheit 9/11".

Always let the rumors gossip outside, the impact is too bad.

"Time is limited, so I'll make a long story short. You can report the content of this phone interview intact. This is still my authorization. Since February, the news of "Fahrenheit 9/11" has appeared. At that time, everyone In general denouncing Disney, it is believed that Disney's ban on the distribution of the film is an interference with the freedom of the press."

"Disney has made a lot of explanations, and here, I will also talk about my thoughts."

"Director Michael Moore...is an excellent documentary director. I admire his ability. Last year he won the Oscar for Best Documentary. This year's "Fahrenheit 9/11" also won the Palme d'Or. Yes. I would like to congratulate him on that. But for many of his irresponsible statements, especially political conspiracy theories, I can only think that he is a politically minded bigot."

"Everyone is a reporter. You must have heard a lot about conspiracy theories, such as the legend of Freemasonry in the United States, the Anglo-Saxon plan in the United Kingdom, and the big family in France with a wealth of 30 trillion US dollars... and "Fahrenheit The collusion between the Bush family and the American family in 9/11. This kind of cliché may be interesting as a gossip, but if it is true..."

"Of course, there are a lot of political idiots who don't understand politics but like to study politics, who believe in this kind of conspiracy theory the most. There is no doubt that Michael Moore is such a person. I believe that some people have read " Foreigners may be shocked by the content of Fahrenheit 9/11, but you are all Americans and you should know how ridiculous it is."

"Michael Moore was wrong when he said I blocked the release of Fahrenheit 9/11. I never blocked it, I just delayed it."

"This year is an election year. I hope that the American people can cast a sacred vote with independent aspirations to determine the candidate for the president, instead of being misled by such absurd films. "Fahrenheit 9/11" will be released in the United States, however, It must be after the election. Harvey Weinstein and Michael Moore are trying to sway the election of the American people through a movie. This is the real political conspiracy!"

"Since Harvey Weinstein is mentioned, I will say one more thing here. The New Universal Women's Rights Association has received a lot of reporting materials one after another during this period, and many of the contents are shocking. Hollywood is a wonderful film. It is the highest palace of film art! Such a cancer has appeared, I am very sad! However, justice will be late, but it will never be absent!"

...

Dunn didn't give the reporters a chance to ask questions, he was talking to himself the whole time.

The three female assistants Tosca Musk, Jasmine Bloom and Isla Fisher all stood quietly and listened quietly.

When Tang En hung up the phone, Tosca Musk couldn't help but sneered and said: "You are really brazen. I don't see any beauty in this place in Hollywood. Looking around, it's dark!"

Tang En said angrily: "The night gave you black eyes, but you have to use them to find light!"

"Huh?"

Tosca Musk's eyes lit up slightly.

Jasmine Bloom also said pleasantly: "Tang En, so you still have the temperament of a poet! Hmm...it sounds like lyrics."

"You're the only one who talks too much nonsense!"

Tang En glared at her angrily, turned around and left the conference call room.

Jasmine Bloom curled her lips with a grin, followed step by step, and whispered: "Boss, next week, the actors of "Brokeback Mountain" will go to Texas to join the team."

"Huh? Didn't you join the group a long time ago to experience life?" Tang En was a little surprised.

Jasmine Bloom pursed her lips and said, "Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger entered the group before. They...are male leads, and they need to cultivate their relationship. This time, two female leads entered the group. They have fewer roles and are not in a hurry."

"Annie is back?"

Tang En's eyes lit up.

Prior to this, Anne Hathaway went to film a "Pretty Woman", which was filmed in Germany, Spain and other places, and played with Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Channing Tatum and others.

So much so that Tang En didn't touch her after the Oscar awards ceremony.

Jasmine Bloom smiled mysteriously, "Not only that, in addition to Anne, "Brokeback Mountain" also has a heroine, Michelle Williams, a very temperamental actress."

"Michelle Williams..."

Tang En narrowed his eyes slightly and nodded secretly.

This is the woman who played "Marilyn Monroe" in the movie... and she was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress.

"Is everything arranged?"

"Tonight, Villa No. 2."

"Well, yes."

"Do you want to call your long-legged tennis girl over?"

"forget it."

Tang En thought of Sharapova's tallness and vigor, and shook his head, "This is California, she is only 17 years old, so be careful and prudent. Next time I go to England, I will call her."