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Zhou Buqi said it all.

I feel like my hints are enough.

Whether you want to have further personal relationships depends on the other party's attitude.

It’s impossible to let Boss Zhou catch up, right?

This is too demeaning.

Although it was a bit of a disadvantage for Zhou Buqi to go into battle so casually, it was still worth sacrificing some color to acquire some of the Rockefeller family's century-old collection.

After all, looks can age, but collections are classics that will last forever.

It's a pity that Boss Zhou hinted several times that he could go horse riding at Ariana's house, but she never realized it and thought she was going to her horse farm.

never mind!

It's no use giving you any chance!

No wonder the once richest family in the world has fallen to this level. Their emotional intelligence is so poor that they feel worse than a movie actor.

Even Hollywood action star Stallone contacted Boss Zhou through his agent and said that his daughter was 17 years old this year and was crazy about Mr. Zhou. I hope that when she celebrates her 18th birthday next year, Mr. Zhou will be able to honor her and attend her coming-of-age ceremony.

Why!

No wonder Redstone gave up his $100 billion media empire in New York and settled in Los Angeles to focus on participating in Paramount's various entertainment activities.

The emotional intelligence in Hollywood is still high.

This Ariana is in her early thirties, but she still doesn’t know that color is an indispensable tool in interpersonal communication. She actually thinks that Boss Zhou will really honor her and accompany her to ride horses...

Moreover, she has to push herself further.

"Mr. Zhou, I have a good project and would like to ask you for advice."

"Is it?"

Zhou Buqi's expression was indifferent.

Can you afford the consulting fees of the world’s richest man?

Ariana said guiltily: "Maybe we can cooperate with PayPal."

"Oh?" Zhou Buqi became somewhat interested when he mentioned PayPal, "What project is it?"

Ariana said: "Film investment."

Zhou Buqi laughed dumbly.

"Can't you?" Ariana's face turned red and she was a little embarrassed, "I'm sorry, I'm not very good at investing, but...but I always want to do something."

There are so many children in the Rockefeller family, and many of her brothers are in their sixties or seventies. Why should she, a little sister in her early thirties, inherit the power of this family?

The so-called family power refers to the control of family funds.

A large family like this has a trust fund.

Most family members only have dividend rights. They receive a certain amount of dividends from the family fund every month and cannot do anything else.

Just like Ariana.

The total assets of the family fund are approximately US$3 billion, and she personally holds about 7% of the shares, which means that the personal property she can inherit is approximately US$200 million.

However, she is not qualified to touch the US$200 million.

You can only receive fixed dividends based on this 7% ratio, which is about US$1 million per month.

This model can protect family assets to the greatest extent and prevent future generations of unscrupulous descendants from spending money in a chaotic manner. By receiving fixed dividends every month, one can maintain a decent life in the upper class.

What investments the family fund should make, how much dividends should be provided to family members, how the family assets should be disposed of, which professionals should be hired to take care of them... these major matters are all decided by the "patriarch".

The power of this branch is still in the hands of the old man David Rockefeller. When he passes away, it will be Ariana's turn to take charge.

However, in order to prevent heirs from messing around, the previous generation often set several thresholds and invited one or two people who are proficient in finance and law to assist and jointly manage.

As the heir, Ariana is not an ordinary family member. She has some power and can influence her biological father to use family funds to invest in some high-quality projects.

However, not everyone can invest well.

David Rockefeller had a fortune of three to four billion U.S. dollars fifty or sixty years ago. Today...if you don't count his personal collection, which has appreciated countless times, his total wealth has not only not increased, but has shrunk.

The main reason is that investments have failed repeatedly over the past few decades.

It is better to buy treasury bonds and some industrial stocks such as water, electricity, gas, etc. Although the returns are very low, the risks are smaller, which is better than stability. With such a large amount of principal, even if the rate of return is very low, it can basically meet the dividend payments of family members every year, which is enough to satisfy every family member's decent life.

Some elderly guys enjoy this stable life like raising pigs.

Young people like Ariana are somewhat restless and want to do something.

You can't just sit back and have nothing, right?

This often leads to fierce confrontation between the older generation and the younger generation.

For example, the civil strife in the Redstone family was caused by the disagreement between Redstone and his children. A major recent event is that all directors and executives of Viacom, as well as Redstone's daughters, grandchildren, have agreed to sell 49% of Paramount's shares to Wanda Group. Redstone is stubbornly unwilling to sell, and wants to control 100% of Paramount and make Paramount a toy in his hands.

Ariana is very cautious.

Zhou Buqi asked: "Have you studied film?"

Ariana shook her head slightly, "No, I majored in political science, and my family originally wanted me to join politics... For a family like ours, joining politics is easier, and it can better maintain the dignity of the family. . But I am disgusted with officialdom."

Zhou Buqi said: "With the connections and relationships your family has accumulated over the years, you can easily get opportunities in the political arena, and your huge social reputation can also allow you to gain higher attention in the parliament. These are the big advantages. Investment is much more complicated than politics, and the possibility of failure is much greater.”

Ariana sighed, "Many people in my family have become congressmen, but it may not be as good as imagined. At most, it is a more respectable job."

This is basically common across the world.

After earning a huge amount of wealth, the next step is to keep this huge wealth.

This is difficult!

In the past 100 years or so, countless splendid and world-class wealthy families have failed in protecting their wealth. Many families even went bankrupt and fell to the bottom of society soon after becoming the richest people in the world.

The most important reason why a family like Rockefeller can still have a good influence in today's society a hundred or two hundred years later is because of its political strategy.

How to protect huge wealth?

Two means.

1. Commercial means.

The risk is too great. Not everyone has the talent for doing business. Many large investment projects can easily lead to bankruptcy if they fail.

Once the descendants are unfilial, it's over.

This road is too dangerous.

Countless big families have died on this road.

The second way is to enter politics.

In countries like Europe and the United States, being in politics is just a very common job, and the risk of choosing this path is extremely low. Through political power and basically guaranteed dividend sharing of family wealth, we can continue to maintain a top-notch upper class life.

It is really difficult to make a fortune that rivals the country. However, it can still be done by relying on strong political and business relationships, making some of the most stable investments, and protecting the family's existing wealth.

Not only Europe and the United States, but also those wealthy families in South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong and Taiwan are basically taking this path.

Zhou Buqi told the truth: "Film investment is too complicated. It is even more difficult to invest in a high-quality film project than to select a potential stock on Nasdaq. If you don't understand movies, I don’t think that’s a good direction.”

Ariana said anxiously: "I like movies very much!"

Zhou Buqi was a little funny, "You can't make money if you love it."

Ariana continued: "In the past few years, I have been studying the investment model of movie platter investment. Legendary Pictures has been successful. I know their founder. He was just a very bad person when he was on Wall Street. A humble trader."

"Legendary Pictures?"

Zhou Buqi shook his head.

Ariana was very surprised, "Isn't it? Legendary Pictures is so great. I heard that it is also planning to go public. The market value can be as high as 5 billion US dollars!"

Zhou Buqi said: "Legendary Pictures is not representative. You are not a Hollywood insider. It is not surprising that you don't understand this company."

Ariana looked confused.

She was quite happy.

Because in the process of researching platter investment, she also saw the arrival of the mobile Internet industry. Especially this time the spin-off and listing of Internet financial giant PayPal.

It feels like the opportunity has come!

If you combine movie platter investment with PayPal, movie lovers around the world can invest in their favorite movies through PayPal.

There are also online big data models for continuous adjustment and analysis.

Isn’t this much better than the traditional platter investment business model and investment model? Under the traditional model, an excellent company like Legendary Pictures was born. Under the new model, why can't an even greater company be born?

Ariana feels like everything is a gift from God.

Because at the most critical period, she met Mr. Zhou Buqi, a contemporary legendary rich man across Wall Street, Silicon Valley and Hollywood. He understands investing, he is the chairman of the board of directors of PayPal, and he is the most influential talker in Hollywood. He knows everything and is perfect.

As long as this project has the approval and support of Boss Zhou, how could it fail?