Chapter 367 (1/2)
James Leibold arrived at NBC headquarters in midtown Manhattan at seven in the morning.
Simon doesn't like to appear in front of the media, but he has to face a lot of things. Today, I'm going to attend an interview with NBC morning news program ”Today Show” to answer some recent media discussions and disputes about westero.
It took more than half an hour to reconfirm the following interview with the assistant, media PR and the producer of today show. At 7:40, James went to the entrance of the studio under the guidance of the staff.
”21 billion dollars, an amazing number. This is Simon westrow's latest personal net worth on Forbes magazine's list of the 400 richest people in the United States released on Monday. Compared with last year, the 22-year-old super rich has increased his personal net worth by 15 billion in the past year, equivalent to a net income of 41 million dollars a day. ”
”What kind of magic does Simon westero have, and how did he quickly accumulate such a huge amount of personal wealth? Today, we have invited Mr. James Leibold, President of Westeros, to discuss many recent concerns about Westeros. ”
Deborah Novell, the hostess of today's show, finished her presentation and stood up to shake hands with James, who entered the studio.
Sunday morning in front of countless families' TV sets.
The audience who had heard Deborah Novell's statement and thought Simon westrow would appear in person was disappointed, but not many changed channels.
After his guest appearance at Madonna's concert at the end of June, Simon began to avoid public view again.
Recently, the media has been making a lot of hype about the new issue of Forbes 400 rich list in the United States. It is enough to satisfy the public's curiosity to have the spokesperson of westero appear in the media.
In the studio, after a few simple greetings, Deborah Novell began to cut into the topic and said, ”Jim, first of all, let me ask you a question that you are most concerned about. What is Simon doing these days?”
”It's mainly about movies. Many projects of danielis entertainment are being filmed recently. Simon has been traveling all over the Federation this week.”
”It sounds very busy,” said Deborah Novell, laughing and joking. ”So, when he learned his ranking on the Forbes list this year, how did he react?”
”I'm glad. It's a great thing after all.”
”It's really amazing. It took Simon only four years to create all this from 1986 to now, and he's only 22 years old now. As the president of Westeros, Jim, you should know him very well. Why do you think he can create all this today, or is he really a psychic? ”
The last tone of the hostess was a bit of a light joke.
James also smiles and says, ”Simon often jokes about being a psychic in his life, but he's not. He also said that he really wanted to be a psychic, so that he could prove the existence of ghosts in the world. If so, it means that death is not the end of everything, and we no longer need to fear death. ”
These words were actually spoken by Jennifer while chatting with her daughter, and James was very impressed by them.
Deborah Novell, with a knowing look on her face, said, ”I've never thought of that. Frankly speaking, I used to be afraid of both death and ghosts. Now, I don't seem to care so much.”
”In fact, me too,” James nodded and echoed. He took the initiative to answer Deborah's question. ”Simon is a very special person. He is not only outstanding in many aspects, but also has extraordinary foresight and creativity. I think these are probably the key to his success today.”
”I'm sure a lot of people understand that,” agreed Deborah Novell, and then changed the subject. ”Jim, according to yesterday's Hollywood Reporter, Denise entertainment is going to take over MCA group, which owns Universal Pictures. Is that true?”
Turning to the key topic of this interview, James Leibold quietly cheered up and said: ”since the beginning of the year, there have been many media reports about how Simon intends to use the overseas funds. We have been considering this issue and discussed many goals, but there is no conclusion yet.”
”But Jim, according to the Hollywood Reporter, Westeros has set up a 60 person acquisition team. How do you explain that?” Deborah Novell asked
James shook his head and said, ”I don't know how the Hollywood Reporter got the news. Simon has always attached great importance to the cooperation of various companies in the westero system. Whether it's cersei capital, danilisi entertainment, or a number of technology companies under the company, the cooperation and communication between them are very frequent. Some people may have misunderstood this.”
Deborah Novell looked at James and said, ”so Simon has no intention of buying MCA?”
James didn't give a positive answer, but he said, ”I just said that we have considered many goals, and MCA is really in the scope of discussion. However, everything needs Simon's personal decision. What's more, Simon hasn't decided whether to transfer the overseas capital back home. We all know that means a very high 28% capital gains tax. ””Hollywood Reporter” yesterday suddenly exposed the news that danilisi entertainment is about to buy MCA, which really caught the top of the westero system off guard.
Before attending today's interview, James and everyone had a careful discussion, and finally decided to give an uncertain reply, so as to avoid silence, which is not only the default passive situation, but also not to let speculators rush to MCA stock.
James Leibold took the initiative to change the topic, and Deborah Novell stopped chasing. NBC didn't want to be denied the interview opportunity in the future, so it followed James's words and changed the topic.
”Speaking of the capital gains tax, the president publicly said last month that he had to break his campaign promise that he would not raise taxes, and planned to solve the federal deficit problem by increasing taxes. Because of the rise of the hedge fund industry in the last two years, on Wednesday, Texas Republican Senator Peter bregel proposed to strengthen the supervision of the hedge fund industry and readjust the relevant tax programs to prevent excessive financial speculation from damaging the federal economy. Jim, what do you think of bregel's proposal? ”
Both Simon and James Leibold got the news as soon as Peter brigger put forward the relevant bill.
As we all know, Texas is the headquarters of the Bush family and the Republican Party, and the pertinence of Peter brigger's proposal can not be more obvious.
Moreover, there are deeper reasons for this proposal.
Now is the critical moment of canvassing in the US mid-term election. The Republican Party is obviously at a disadvantage in fighting for the control of Congress. Just as it happens, the westero system has unknowingly invested 20 million US dollars in the political field this year, and now it has become a very important investor for the Democratic Party.
In the 1986 tax cut, the government only unified the capital gains tax rate, which was originally divided into long-term and short-term levels, to 28% of the income tax rate, which was controversial. If the Bush administration raises taxes again, it will not only offend the whole wall street, but also severely restrict the liquidity of the capital market, making the already depressed US economy worse.
As for the tax increase specifically for the hedge fund industry, let alone whether it is feasible, if it is done, it will only drive a large number of hedge fund companies out of the United States, and the huge overseas profits will not be transferred back to China, and the loss will be the United States itself. The most critical point of
is that through the 1987 stock market crash, the Japanese stock market bubble and the three operation of the crude oil futures market, Simon has already completed his original accumulation and will not be too dependent on her capital any more. Even if the Bush administration really strengthens supervision and increases taxes, it will have little impact on him.
Simon is not worried about being targeted by the Bush administration because of his own political position.