Resource Tycoon Reborn

As for the funding issue, with the funds that Fang Mingyuan has just withdrawn from the stock markets of many developed countries, including Japan, there will be no problem at all even if he starts building seven or eight three-city high-speed railways at the same time. What is important now is that Pingchuan Railway Transport

For the company to intervene in this project, it can be said that the biggest obstacle is the Ministry of Railways. It depends on whether it will bow under the pressure of the local governments of the three provinces.

Fang Mingyuan pulled out the latest China Railway Route Map from the bookcase and spread it out on the coffee table. He looked at it carefully and frowned slightly. Just taking the three-city high-speed railway was equivalent to the Pingchuan railway transportation.

The company's future operating line network will be divided, with one in the northeast. This will be detrimental to the future operation and management of Pingchuan Railway Transport Company, and will also increase operating costs. If there can be a railway connecting Beijing and the capital of Liaoning Province,

If Fengjing City is connected, then the future railway lines of Pingchuan Railway Transport Company will at least be completely connected together. And in this way, it can be regarded as opening up a complete customs clearance channel, which will play a significant role in liberating the current railway transportation capacity in the Northeast region.

Quite a big effect.

But... all is not well with the Tri-City High-Speed ​​Railway and the Beijing-Fenghuang Railway. The Tri-City Railway is a high-speed railway, but the Beijing-Fengcheng Railway will also be built into a high-speed railway? High-speed railways have great advantages in passenger transportation, but freight

It has basically been eliminated. At present, the majority of the money made by the railway system in China is actually freight. Even Fang Mingyuan is not sure that the future Three-City High-speed Railway will be as profitable as the current Fengjin Railway.

Of course, this does not mean that the Three-City High-Speed ​​Railway is useless to Pingchuan Railway Transportation Company. For commercial projects, some investors are concerned about its profit prospects, while others are concerned about its industry influence and even social impact.

Even if it is a small loss in the main business, as long as the scale is small and the enterprise can bear it, it has its due value. As the first three-city high-speed railway in the Northeast, it runs from north to south, and it also connects the four economies in the region.

Needless to say, the importance of the railway connecting the best big cities in the economic development of the Northeast region. Being able to capture this railway will play a major role in the Fang family's continued expansion of their influence in the Northeast region.

.So even if it does not make money, Fang Mingyuan believes that this line must be obtained for Pingchuan Railway Transport Company.

However, being able to make no money does not mean that you can suffer losses, or even serious losses. As an enterprise, its core focus is to exist and continue to develop and grow. And although Pingchuan Railway Transportation Company is owned by the Fang family and its core allies,

Although it holds a controlling stake, this does not mean that the interests of other shareholders can be ignored. Moreover, the construction of high-speed railways will also affect Qinxi Airlines' future performance in the Northeast region, and all of this must be taken into consideration.

Fang Mingyuan's brows wrinkled again and again...

Isaac Palmater, the boss and largest shareholder of Marvelis, is also a legend in the comics industry. Due to the excessive expansion of Marvelis, it accumulated a large amount of debt, and the rise of the Internet drew people's attention to comics.

It shrunk so much that eventually Marvelis had to file for bankruptcy. At that time, he was still the boss of the toy manufacturing company Toyz. He stepped forward to acquire Marvelis and merged and reorganized the two companies, creating today's Marvelis.

Today, he welcomed a distinguished guest in his villa, the famous American director James Cameron.

Of course, Palmater was very happy about Cameron's arrival. Marvelis launched its own movie "Iron Man" in July 2008 and achieved a global box office revenue of almost US$500 million. This

For a movie with an investment of nearly 150 million US dollars, the results are not good, but they are not bad either. However, Marvelis can obtain huge profits from the copyright licensing of peripheral products of the film.

Palmater can only be said to be reluctantly satisfied with this result, but he also has to admit that although Marvelis has a history of more than half a century and is famous in the comic industry, in the film industry, it is just a newbie. And

, and now he is also a little worried. The impact of the subprime mortgage crisis in the United States has become larger and larger, far exceeding people's initial expectations, especially in the U.S. mortgage bond industry with a history of nearly 160 years.

Lehman Brothers, the fourth largest investment bank in the United States that has been the leader for 40 consecutive years, announced on September 21 that it had filed for bankruptcy protection. More than 20,000 Lehman Brothers employees moved out of their original office buildings, and most of them

Most people will face unemployment.

The very next day, Bank of America acquired Merrill Lynch, the third largest investment bank in the United States, for a total price of nearly 50 billion U.S. dollars. On the evening of September 23, the U.S. Federal Reserve announced its approval of the remaining two of the five major investment banks.

Investment banks Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Morgan Stanley Group Inc., and Bear Stearns Inc. have been acquired by ********* Company earlier and have applied to convert them into bank holding companies. In this way, the two major companies can both

Establishing commercial bank branches to absorb deposits can also permanently enjoy the right to obtain emergency loans from the Federal Reserve with other commercial banks, thus increasing the possibility of weathering the crisis.

In just a few months, two of the five major investment banks were acquired, one filed for bankruptcy, and two were forced to transform. It can be said that Wall Street, which has always been at the core of the world's finance, is facing an extremely severe test. The United States and

The world was shocked! Former Federal Reserve Chairman Greenspan even said that the turmoil in the financial system that occurred on Wall Street marked the shattering of the American financial dream symbolized by Wall Street that was formed after World War II! What is going on?

It's not that serious. Palmater didn't know that, but he knew that the net worth of Marvelis's board members, including himself, was shrinking, and Marvelis' profits this year were also shrinking! And the financial crisis caused by this subprime mortgage crisis

The storm continues to expand.

In order to change all this, so that Marvelis can continue to grow and thrive, and continue to be high-spirited in the face of countercurrents, Palmater has thought a lot and for a long time, but he is not sure which strategy will allow Marvelis to survive stably.

As far as he knew from this crisis, two directors on the board of directors had already suffered heavy losses in other aspects. If the situation did not change, it was very likely that they would have to sell Marvelis' equity in exchange for cash. This was something he did not want to see.

The result! But he could not prevent this situation from happening, because he himself was also selling his other assets to make up for his huge losses in investment.

Moreover, no one knows when the financial crisis, or even the economic crisis, caused by the subprime mortgage crisis will subside and the economy will get back on track. Even if the shareholders and directors of Marvelis can temporarily

After overcoming the difficulties, who can guarantee that this instability will not be the calm before greater turmoil?

But when he received the news that Director Cameron was coming to visit him, Palmater's eyes immediately lit up. Who is Cameron? One of the most famous commercial film directors in the world, and he can be compared with him.

There are countless directors in the world who can be counted on five fingers! And Palmater has also heard that Cameron has been creating a new movie in the past few years. It is said that the total investment may reach nearly 500 million US dollars.

This is undoubtedly the film with the largest investment in the world in recent years, and this film has also received strong support from Hong Kong Kumho Film Group and "Fang"!

If it were just directed by Cameron, with such a large investment, some people might still make irresponsible remarks and not be optimistic about the future prospects of the movie. After all, according to Hollywood's long-standing rules, if the box office revenue of a new movie does not reach 10%,

With more than 100 million U.S. dollars, I am afraid that even the cost cannot be fully recovered. But with the support of "Fang" and Hong Kong Kumho Film Group, it will be different. The global box office of the films they have collaborated with before has not been less than 10

100 million US dollars, and the top three box office movies in global film history, are all co-produced by Hong Kong Kumho Film Group and other Hollywood film companies. This alone makes Cameron's new movie as if it is tied to

Parachutes are generally reassuring. People are looking forward to what kind of visual feast it will be on the screen!

It was already the last quarter of 2008. When Cameron came to visit me at this time, he was certainly not having nothing to do to chat with him. Could it be that he was... interested in cooperating with Marvelis?

Although this idea seems a bit unbelievable, Cameron has to take a break after completing his new work, and there seems to be no shortage of good scripts at Kumho Film Group in Hong Kong. How could "Fang" be released?

Cameron came to Marvelis to direct a movie, but once the idea came up, Palmater couldn't put it down no matter what.

If Cameron can be invited to direct Marvelis' new movie, and if the new movie can achieve good box office results... Marvelis will have a wider and wider path in the film field! Palmater believes that Marvelis is not

If there is a lack of good comic material that can be adapted into a script, it is possible to hire top Hollywood movie stars, but if you want to hire a top Hollywood director, it cannot be done with a script and funds.

So when Cameron arrived at his villa, Palmater personally went out to welcome him outside the villa's courtyard, which can be said to have given Cameron enough face.

The two walked side by side, admiring the scenery on both sides of the road, and walked slowly back to the villa. After they sat down in the living room of the villa, two beautiful maids served coffee to them, and Palmater motioned for her to go out.

, then left and closed the door.

"Mr. Cameron, I'm really surprised that you took time out of your busy schedule to come here." Palmater smiled, "Is it possible that you encountered some difficulties during the filming?"

"Haha, that's not true. The filming of the new movie went very smoothly and has now entered post-production. Moreover, Fang has essentially given me unlimited financial support. In Hollywood, money can solve almost all problems."

Mellon smiled and said.

Palmater's pupils couldn't help but shrink, and he gave unlimited financial support. These words are easy to say, just touch the upper lip to the lower lip, but in fact they mean hundreds of millions of dollars, or even

Thanks to the support of hundreds of millions of dollars! Palmater is no stranger to the film industry. He naturally knows that for most movies, from the moment they start shooting, the war between investors and directors over the filming expenses begins.

Investors must do their best to ensure that the film shooting expenses are within the budget. Of course, it would be great if they can save some. As a director, naturally, he hopes to make the film as perfect as possible. There is no

If there is any flaw at all, the cost will naturally be like running water, so it can be said that behind the shooting of every movie is a war between investors and directors on production costs. But that’s it, many Hollywood movies end up

The cost of filming far exceeds the budget. If it fails to get a decent box office, the investors will definitely lose money. It is not uncommon for a movie to cause a movie company to go bankrupt!

"It seems that Fang is full of confidence in your new movie!" Palmater laughed dryly. At least he thought that he didn't have the courage of Hong Kong Kumho Film Group and Fang Mingyuan, and the budget had already reached nearly 500 million US dollars.

This dizzying figure actually gave Cameron unlimited financial support. Even if he dared to approve it, Marvelis's board of directors would definitely be in a fight.

"Well, although I don't know where his confidence comes from, I have to admit that his trust has given me great confidence. I now firmly believe that the new movie may become a milestone in the history of film!" Came said.

Long picked up the coffee and took a sip.

"Then I would like to congratulate you in advance on the success of your new work!" Palmater also picked up the coffee and saluted Cameron.

"Mr. Palmater, I noticed that Marvelis also launched a movie this year and achieved good box office results." Cameron put down his cup and said seriously.

Palmater's heart tightened, he knew that the drama was about to come, and he would also learn about Cameron's purpose.

"Compared with Mr. Cameron's works, how can you say that the box office results are good?" Palmater said with a wry smile. (To be continued.)