Hollywood Hunter

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June 18, a new box office week.

After last week's four new films, three films continued to be launched in North American theaters this week, namely Columbia Pictures' second blockbuster "Phantom Heroes" this summer, and Daenerys Entertainment and Disney's "Seattle Nights". Sleepless" and the crime thriller "Thriller" from New World Pictures.

Arnold Schwarzenegger's $85 million "Phantom Hero" is the most watched movie of the week, with 2,306 screens, a full 1,000 less than "Superman", but from this point on It's not hard to see that Columbia Pictures doesn't actually have too much confidence in the film.

"Sleepless in Seattle," starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan, has 2,369 screens. As a romance film that needs to rely on word-of-mouth for a long-term strategy, the opening scale of "Sleepless in Seattle" is of course impossible to spread to more than 3,000 yuan, and it is intentionally slightly higher than "The Phantom Hero". Intentionally.

New World Pictures' "Frightening Mind" stars Don Johnson and Rebecca De Mornay, following the success of 1990's "Hand That Shakes the Cradle". Starring in the second femme fatale movie.

The Simons arrived in Melbourne on June 15.

Janet continued her leisurely pregnancy life after returning home, and Simon followed up on the shooting of "Batman: The Dark Knight Rises" while taking into account an expansion plan recently launched by the Johnston family.

As the Japanese economy fell into a slump after the bursting of the housing and stock market bubbles, the economic development of Australia, which relies heavily on Japanese import demand, has also fallen into a trough in recent years. The most affected is undoubtedly the mining resources where the Johnston family is located. field.

Simon knew that Australia's economic downturn would last until around 2000, and it was not until the rise of China after the new millennium that Australia took off again with China's strong demand for imported resources.

The trough period of the industry is actually the best period of expansion and integration.

Without Simon, the big butterfly, the strength of the Johnston family can only be regarded as medium. Due to factors such as lack of funds, it is difficult to expand in such a low period, and it is even more likely to become the target of mergers in the process of integration of large industries.

This time, the Johnston family has not only accumulated a large amount of money in several financial capital operations with Simon, but also has the entire Westeros system as the backing, which can fully realize the small fish in this inevitable wave of industry consolidation. An expansion move to eat big fish.

When Simon arrived in Melbourne, Johnston Holdings was quietly preparing to buy Billiton, the third largest mining group in Australia at this stage.

In the original time and space, the name BHP Billiton is familiar to those who are a little concerned about the mineral resources industry.

It is still 1993, and many industries in the world are in the early stage of separation and integration. Not only Hollywood media companies, but also the mining industry in Australia is flourishing. Almost monopolized the world's iron ore industry.

There are currently three major mining giants in Australia, namely BHP, Billiton and Northern Mining. It is worth mentioning that three companies, or most of Australia's mining groups, are headquartered in Melbourne.

The market value of the three giants has reached the level of tens of billions of dollars. Among them, the market value of the lowest market value, Billiton, is also around 13 billion US dollars.

This is the first target of Johnston Holding Group.

By eating Billiton, Johnston Holding Group will be able to completely turn from an investment holding group that only focuses on mining into a mining giant.

Even if the Australian economy is at a slump, if you want to buy Billiton, which has a market value of $13 billion, you must pay a premium of 25% to 30%. Therefore, the final transaction value of this business is expected to be $16 billion to $17 billion. , equivalent to A$23 billion to A$25 billion.

With such a huge amount of capital, no company can easily come up with it.

Therefore, in any industry, the evolution from ordinary enterprises to industry oligarchs is equivalent to a transformation from quantitative change to qualitative change.

Of course, it is impossible for Johnston Holding Group to acquire Billiton with an all-cash plan. Of course, a complete stock exchange acquisition is the lowest price. However, in doing so, it is not certain who will be annexed, because then Johnston Holding Group The stake in the new company must be low.

So it will be in cash and stock.

In the preliminary plan, Johnston Holding Group will spin off and integrate its own mining business to establish a subsidiary, and then use this subsidiary with an asset value of about $3 billion as the main body to acquire Billiton in cash and stock. , the merger method is half equity and half cash, of which the cash part needs about 8 billion US dollars.

8 billion US dollars in cash, Johnston Holding Group will also bear half of it, including the subsidiary with 3 billion US dollars of assets, it is expected to achieve about 35% of the new company after the merger. Contribute.

For the mining giant, which is already a public-owned company, completing a 35% stake is basically tantamount to firmly controlling the company.

Moreover, one-third of the shares are actually the limit that the Australian government can tolerate.

As a pillar industry of a country, it is difficult for the Australian government to let a single capital oligarchy be completely

Controlling a mining giant, because it is difficult to explain to the public, and the Johnston family does not intend to do so, the more the proportion is, the more obvious the goal will be, and once there is industry turmoil in the future, the risks that need to be taken will also increase significantly.

Holding 35% of the shares can not only ensure almost absolute control, but also integrate with capital from all walks of life, forming a state of common advance and retreat.

Of the $4 billion that Johnston Holding Group needs to bear on its own, the Johnston family can only put up $1.5 billion, other Johnston Holding Group shareholders bear $1 billion, and the remaining $1.5 billion naturally falls on Simon. . Moreover, the other $4 billion in cash also needs the help of the Westeros system, and the introduction of capital from Wall Street and other parties to participate.

Unknowingly spent a week in Melbourne.

These days, Simon can only take two or three hours a day to stay on the set of "The Dark Knight Rises", and the rest of the time is taken by Raymond Johnston or Anthony Johnston to various meetings. Or socializing.

Raymond Johnston has now gradually transitioned control of the company to Anthony Johnston, but this expansion is a big deal for the Johnston family, and many things require the old man to act in person.

After crossing this threshold, the Johnston family will be able to enter the ranks of world-class wealthy families from a remote local tyrant limited to a corner of Australia. This does not mean that the wealth of the Johnston family will increase too much in a short period of time. The influence of the family and the right to speak in the energy and mining industry have increased significantly.

Speaking of which, this is also a process that is close to quantitative change to qualitative change.

Moreover, this is actually only the first step in the plan. Next, Johnston Holding Group will at least merge BHP, which ranks first among the three major mining giants in Australia, to form the once-billion-level BHP Billiton. Even if it can go further, Simon doesn't mind continuing to eat the Northern Mining Company and further monopolize the mining field in Australia.

Northern Mining Company, originally time and space was acquired by the British company Rio Tinto, Rio Tinto has thus become one of the world's three iron ore giants.

Of course, these things cannot be done overnight.

Even the current expansion, if everything goes well, it will take at least a year, and after the acquisition, it will take another one to two years to adjust and integrate the new company.

Therefore, if you want to carry out the next expansion, the earliest is 3 years later. After 3 years, if the company can successfully further merge with Bihe, mergers and acquisitions and integration, it will take another 3 years, and it will almost enter the new millennium.

It takes less than ten years to build a 100 billion-level giant in the world's mining industry. Such a cycle is not long at all.

In the northern suburbs of Melbourne, in the mansion of the Johnston-on-Yarra family.

The time is already June 22, Tuesday.

It was lunchtime, and a large family gathered in the restaurant. There were more than 20 people, big and small, and it was very lively.

Not only Janet, after getting married at the end of last year, David Johnston's wife Leslie recently confirmed that she was pregnant for a month, so women's topics basically focused on issues such as pregnancy maintenance and baby care.

A certain little guy was held in the arms of the old man, and the grandparents and grandchildren seemed to have a very tacit understanding. Melbourne, which already showed some signs of being a little dandy, was rarely naughty, and even grabbed food and delivered it to the grandfather himself.

Simon sat between Anthony Johnston and Norman Johnston, and the three brothers continued to discuss some trivia about the merger of BHP.

"The family's ranch in Queensland, if you are interested, you can take it all this time, Simon, there is no need to continue to buy land in Tasmania, the land you occupy now is large enough, and that It’s a waste of time to continue producing nothing.”

"You know, Norman, I just want an island."

"..."

Anthony continued with a smile: "Tasmania is so big and there are so many cities and towns, you can't make this island your own after all."

"It's a matter of human beings. There are only more than 300,000 people there. When necessary, I can fully support them."

Norman shook his head helplessly: "I can see that Simon is likely to be a southerner and a descendant of a slave owner."

Norman Johnston didn't lower his voice, everyone laughed, but Veronica, who was sitting across from the long dining table, looked up and glanced, and then looked back as if nothing had happened.

Simon shrugged and smiled: "Maybe."

It was already one o'clock in the afternoon after a lively lunch.

The brothers left the restaurant and planned to go to the study to continue talking about more formal matters. Ken Dixon walked in, nodded to the Anthony brothers, hesitated and did not approach, and said directly to Simon: "Over in New York, He Sturt III has made three calls."

Anthony looked at Ken Dixon's expression, looked at Simon and said, "The Hearst family, is there any problem?"

"Just some small things," Simon shook his head and said, "I'll leave."

Although they noticed some strangeness from Ken Dixon's expression, Anthony and Norman did not ask much. Ken Dixon and Neil Bennett were once the most loyal bodyguards of the Johnston family. Before Simon and Janet got married , the Johnston family will also directly inquire about some things through the two. After Simon and Janet get married, the two are considered to be completely transferred. Even the old man will no longer inquire about the privacy of the Simon and his wife. Naturally, the same is true of the Anthony brothers.

Coming to a small living room in the mansion, Simon picked up the satellite phone without using the satellite phone.

The landline microphone in the corner of the living room dialed a series of numbers at the prompt of Ken Dixon.

The phone was connected, and just as he opened his mouth, a voice that was clearly exasperated came from the other side of the phone: "Westeros, what are you doing?"

Simon took the microphone away a little, sat down on the sofa next to him, and said casually, "William, I should ask you this question."

"You actually let someone break into my bedroom!"

"It's a pity, but you must be mistaken about this. A civilized person like me would not do that kind of dishonorable thing. If you don't believe me, I suggest you call the police. By the way, it's not someone who is with you. There's a horse's head on the bed, right? That's Hollywood, haha."

The tone on the other side was even more angry: "You little bastard, you are breaking the rules."

Simon was too lazy to fight with each other again, and said coldly: "Rules, William, if I want to break the rules, something should appear in the newspaper."

"Hmph, so you admit it?"

"I don't admit it."

"You, son of..."

"Shut up, or I'll actually give you a horse's head."

"Are you threatening me?"

"I just said that I am a civilized person, and I hope everyone is civilized." Simon said coldly: "However, if someone wants to do something uncivilized, I think you should also know that I am barbaric. What is the time like?"

After Simon finished speaking, he stopped talking nonsense to the other side and hung up the phone directly.

It was late at night in New York on the other side of the world.

The Hearst family mansion in Greenwich is still brightly lit, and a large number of security guards are conducting detailed inspections inside and outside the mansion. Half an hour ago, William Hearst III and his wife, who had gradually mastered the power of the Hearst family, were about to rest and only entered the bedroom. It was found that the bedroom that had just been cleaned up in the afternoon was filled with a lot of things, all of which were secretly photographed or recorded secretly by the Hearst family, and some indescribable videos were also playing on the TV in the bedroom.

Apparently, the Hearsts have encountered trespassers.

Discovering the situation in the bedroom, watching the video on the TV, and thinking of the kidnapping of the family's sister-in-law Patty Hearst, Hearst III's wife fainted with fright.

William Hearst III was also trembling with anger, but he quickly sorted out the ins and outs of the matter.

After a lot of tossing, I made a phone call to Australia and wanted to question a certain young man, but it turned out to be a slap in the face.

It's not over yet.

It was late into the night, and finally had to rest. The phone in the bedroom rang again, and Hearst III answered the phone irritably. There was a weak cry for help from the other side. The two hapless people woke up after being in a coma for seven days. I found myself in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, more than 10,000 kilometers away, with only a string of phone numbers at hand.

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