Reborn Capital Empire

Chapter 70: A Thorn Bird Supported By 1 Person

Chapter 70 The thorn bird propped up by one person

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“By the way, is my flight booked?”

“Booked! Fly to New York at 10 am tomorrow!”

“That’s good!”

“Boss, do you really need me to go with you?”

Guo Shouyun nodded.

“With the box office explosion of “Smart: Ghost Story”, the attitude of **** will definitely loosen, you have to stay and help me watch! This short-term loan worth 120 million US dollars is related to the next development of the matrix. The key must be determined as soon as possible.”

“clear!”

Although somewhat disappointed, Wendy Solo also understood the importance of this loan, so she nodded solemnly.

“By the way, is the “Counter-Strike” of Valve Studios listed?”

“It went on sale on August 28, and it’s been a week now!” Wendy nodded and said.

“How’s it going?”

“Very ideal. No, it should be said that you have acquired a treasure, boss!” Wendy’s expression was filled with excitement, “According to the data fed back from Gabe Newell, within a week, the sales of counter-strike genuine CDs exceeded 180,000 copies, and it is still rising rapidly. According to this trend, it will definitely exceed 3 million copies by the end of the year!”

“Three million copies, based on the price of a genuine game CD of $60, is a revenue of $180 million. After deducting channels, costs and advertising, Valve can get about 45%, which is 81 million, and then deduct the enterprise. Income tax and some local surcharges, we still have $50 million left! Compared to the previous investment of 15 million, we really made a big profit!”

Guo Shouyun smiled and nodded.

Having said that, he doesn’t believe that the famous and enduring Counter-Strike in his previous life has only sold 3 million copies.

“Boss, your investment vision is as accurate as ever!” Wendy Solo’s eyes revealed a hint of admiration.

The gaze of the beautiful secretary undoubtedly made Guo Shouyun extremely useful. Of course, he didn’t forget what he had to say.

“Besides negotiating the loan with ****, you can do one more thing for me!”

“Please tell the boss!”

“The New York Times report completely exposed me to others. In order to avoid being harassed by the outside world, while also protecting my privacy and safety, you should find a trusted bodyguard for me. He must have special forces. He is proficient in the use of various weapons, and has his own family. He has no bad records during the service, no history of smoking or drinking. In a word, I don’t mind spending money, but I need loyal, reliable and capable people. Bodyguard!” Guo Shouyun said solemnly.

Originally, he didn’t need to be so anxious. He could wait for Hua Lei to finish the housework before taking him with him. But the New York Times report completely disrupted his original plan, and Guo Shouyun had to prepare in advance.

Although American society is not as chaotic as it was ten years later, Guo Shouyun doesn’t want to risk his own life to try the one percent chance.

“Understood, do you want to prepare a few more candidates for you?”

“Can!”

Guo Shouyun nodded, of course he didn’t mind having more objects to consider.

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New York, the largest metropolitan area in the United States, is the center of the world economy. Guo Shouyun is not the first time here. However, he used to participate in competitions or travel for the purpose of traveling, but this time he came with the goal of ‘drawing from the bottom of the pot’. Of course, before that, as the boss of ‘Thorn Bird’, he has to take a look at his company.

“Bruce?”

Carrying luggage out of the airport exit, he soon found Christopher Ritter in the crowd who came to greet him.

“Bruce Guo?!”

Just as Guo Shouyun was about to walk over, a joyful, almost cheering voice sounded in his ears. Before he could calm down, he saw five or six girls around fifteen or sixteen ‘hula’ all around him.

“Bruce, I’m a loyal fan of your Fifty Shades of Grey, sign me!”

“And me, I’ve watched Fifty Shades of Grey five times.”

“Bruce, you are so handsome. Do you have a girlfriend, think about me?”

Although being worshipped by beautiful little girls is a very good thing, when he is surrounded by a lot of little girls, he feels more like torturing himself.

Guo Shouyun’s brain will be blasted by these outgoing girls!

Seeing that the people around him were gathering more and more, Guo Shouyun hurriedly took the pen that he didn’t know who handed it over, and then quickly left a few of his own signatures on their small notebooks, saying, “Thank you for your support.” , Goodbye, and fled with luggage. It wasn’t until I got into Christopher’s car, cut off the sight of the outside world, and left the airport that I was relieved.

“horrible!”

Glancing at him, Christopher couldn’t help laughing and said, “How come to you for something that others can’t ask for? It feels like a life-and-death escape?”

“It’s someone else’s business that others like it. For me, being famous is really not something to be happy about!” Perhaps it has something to do with his liking for writing. Guo Shouyun likes to be quiet. When there are too many people, he has an inexplicable sense of anxiety in his heart.

“You’re not quite used to it at first, but it will be fine after a while!”

Guo Shouyun shook his head slightly. Because of the education and living conditions he received in his previous life, as well as the influence of Chinese traditional culture for two thousand years, living under the limelight is not his pursuit, but hiding behind the scenes and controlling the overall situation is his ideal state. However, he did not intend to say this to Christopher. There are fundamental ideological differences between the two sides, and the more he talks, the bigger the difference.

“By the way, how’s the talk with Milu Publishing House?”

Guo Shouyun changed the subject.

“Merrill Lynch is very capable, and I called yesterday to tell me that the other party agreed to sign! The acquisition amounted to 25 million US dollars, and we acquired all the assets of Milu Publishing House, including their 137 in Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. Bookstore, copyright of 27,823 sets (volumes) of books!”

“How is the company’s revenue now?” Guo Shouyun asked after nodding his head.

“Fantastic! So far your Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them have sold 9.17 million copies, Pirates of the Caribbean 7.56 million copies, National Treasure 3.87 million copies, Animated: Ghost Stories 187 10,000 copies, and thanks to the influence of the film, the sales volume has grown rapidly recently. “The Hangover” also sells well because of its humor and light-hearted content. It has accumulated sales of 1.18 million copies in 4 weeks. Of course, the most profitable It’s Fifty Shades of Grey, 10.45 million copies sold in 14 weeks, and it’s still selling at an astonishing rate, Bruce, I’m so wrong about this book. It’s selling incredible. I’ve never I’ve never seen that book sell so well. Rowling’s Harry Potter wasn’t as popular when it came out!”

Guo Shouyun couldn’t help but smile when he saw the surprise in his expression and the unbelievable Christopher. The sales volume of “Fifty Shades of Grey” in the next two years is 40 million sets, and where is it now? However, Guo Shouyun was a little surprised that “Pirates of the Caribbean” sold so well, but thinking about the popularity of the movie, everything is not difficult to understand.

“I’m proud of the hot sales of your books. No, it should be an explosion. The total revenue of Thorn Bird Publishing Company has exceeded 1.2 billion US dollars in the past four months since its establishment. After deducting your royalties, channels, printing Costs, logistics costs, etc., Thornbird can get 18% of the gross profit, which is about 220 million US dollars. After deducting corporate income tax and some state surcharges, there is still 130 million US dollars left. So the acquisition of Milu Press is enough! In addition, Rowling’s “Harry Potter” fifth has been written, the layout and binding have been completed, and it will be published soon. By the end of the year, Thornbird’s net profit will definitely increase by another 200 million US dollars. If all goes according to plan, we will surpass Harbor Collins and be in the top 10 in 2000 profits!”

The bright prospects made Christopher extremely excited. When he agreed to Guo Shouyun to join the Thorn Bird, although he thought that he would make money, he did not expect to create such a dazzling result in such a short period of time. With a 25% stake, as long as the revenue of Thorn Bird Publishing Company can be stabilized for a few more years, and the company goes public, he will be a billionaire without a doubt.

Of course, UU reading www.uukanshu. If com wants to achieve this goal, the key is to rely on the cash cow around him – Bruce Guo. As The New York Times said in a previous report, he alone supported a world-class publishing house. This huge energy shocked Christopher Ritter, and he was willing to give everything he had to hug this thigh that was destined to grow thicker and thicker.

“Now that you have money, in addition to expanding the company’s sales channels and copyright library, you can’t ignore the development of new authors. If Thorn Bird wants to become an influential publishing giant in the industry, you can’t just rely on me and Rowling!”

“Don’t worry, Bruce. I’m not one to sleep on your credits!”

“That’s good!” Guo Shouyun smiled and glanced at Christopher beside him, “What did you think about what I told you before?”

“Bruce, do you have to invest all of it? After all, the development of the company also needs funds!” Christopher hesitated.

“The company’s development funds, even the funds for mergers and acquisitions, employee benefits and wages, printing costs, etc., can be met with short-term commercial loans. I believe that with the revenue data of Thornbird, it is not difficult to get a loan! And The rate of return obtained by taking out the funds of our actual revenue to make an asset management plan is definitely higher than that of putting it in the bank or buying short-term government bonds.”

“Of course I understand that the company’s revenue needs to be invested reasonably, but if you don’t keep some cash, in case of an emergency…!”

Guo Shouyun interrupted him, “Christopher, I understand your concern, I won’t use all of this money to make high-risk investments. Besides, who said we don’t have cash? Now we have to enter our accounts every week. Tens of millions! Moreover, I will bring a steady stream of new works to the company.”