Chapter 372 Sports and Movies
After playing around in Dubai, little Gilbert was received by the Dubai royal family.
Several princes and princesses from the Dubai royal family are fans of the "Lord of the Rings" series. One of them, Prince Abdullah, is an avid fan of little Gilbert.
Not only did he invite little Gilbert and his family to his mansion, he also entertained little Gilbert and his party with a local camel feast.
Prince Abdullah and little Gilbert had a cordial and friendly conversation about the movie. He also asked: "Dear Director Landrini, if the Dubai royal family wants to enter Hollywood, do you have any good suggestions?"
Generally speaking, Hollywood does not welcome outsiders. Even North American rich people and Wall Street tycoons who enter Hollywood will be boycotted by traditional Hollywood forces.
Sony's entry into Hollywood was purely a coincidence, the superimposed effect of a series of factors.
In this regard, Sony is rich and powerful, and Columbia Pictures is still the weakest among the giant companies. It is easy to talk to the outside world, but it is not favored by other giant companies.
Although Gilbert Jr. naturally belongs to the traditional forces of Hollywood, he doesn't mind if the water in Hollywood is a little muddier.
It's easy to fish in troubled waters. Sometimes little Gilbert also has personal interests and wishes.
So little Gilbert said: "Your Highness, if you believe me, this summer is a good time to buy it."
"Oh?" Prince Abdul became interested: "How do you say it?"
"I wonder if you've ever heard of MGM United Artists?" Little Gilbert asked.
"Of course," Prince Abdul said gently: "'Tom and Jerry' and the '007' series are both owned by MGM."
“It’s good for Your Highness to understand,” little Gilbert continued: “Now there is a good opportunity, MGM is now in a serious financial crisis.
MGM will release "Windtalkers" and "007: Tomorrow" this year. I am not very optimistic about the prospects of these two movies.
Once the two movies do not perform well, MGM's performance in the stock market will seriously decline. This is your opportunity. "
Prince Abdul knew instantly that he trusted little Gilbert's judgment as a professional.
Prince Abdul asked again: "Then can you help me introduce the top executives of MGM?"
Little Gilbert shook his head and said, "No, but I can introduce you to someone."
"who?"
"Michael Ovitz, a famous agent in Hollywood, was the middleman in Sony's acquisition of Columbia Pictures," Gilbert Jr. explained.
"Understood, I will send someone to contact him." Prince Abdul made it clear.
For royal children like them, if there is no hope of inheriting the throne, they will have no choice but to live a life of eating and waiting to die.
This kind of life is what most people on earth dream of. After all, they have nothing to worry about about food and drink, and they also have a lot of pocket money that they can't spend all their money.
But for a man with ideals and ambitions like Prince Abdul, living like a fool and waiting to die is not the life he wants.
That's why he came up with the project of investing in Hollywood, in order to prove to the rest of the royal family what he was capable of.
Prince Abdullah is also interested in football. During his chat with little Gilbert, he said that he planned to promote the royal consortium to acquire a football club.
This is not only a hobby, but also can use the influence of football to improve the image of the Dubai royal family and attract more people to Dubai.
I have to say that when Prince Charles mentioned the acquisition of a football club, little Gilbert was actually not very interested.
But what Prince Abdullah said made little Gilbert open up a new idea. If he acquires an influential football club, it will also be for marketing of his own movie brand. After all, the fans of a wealthy football club should be no less, or even more, than their own movie fans.
But if you want to buy a football club, your best choice is a Premier League team. After all, Serie A is in decline and Ligue 1 is at the bottom. It makes no sense for the Bundesliga not to acquire Bayern.
In La Liga, Barcelona and Real Madrid simply cannot give little Gilbert a chance to touch. Atletico Madrid may be interesting, but this team is currently in deep crisis, and it is not a wealthy team.
In this case, there is only the Premier League.
There is currently news in the Premier League that a certain giant bear oligarch Abramovich is about to join the blue team Chelsea, and it is reported that it will be announced soon.
But if Gilbert Jr. comes, he will choose one of Arsenal or Manchester United, especially Arsenal. He is very interested in the professor and the arsenal.
The reason is quite simple. In his previous life, he was at most a Cloud fan, but there were loyal Gunners fans around him, and little Gilbert was unknowingly affected.
With this flow of impressions, little Gilbert felt that acquiring Arsenal would be more fun.
I heard from people around me in my previous life that the most regrettable thing about the professor is that he has no money. He spends every year carefully, so Arsenal can only compete for the top four with wit.
But if Gilbert Jr. takes charge of Arsenal, he will definitely not be so fussy.
I am a billionaire, and my net worth is still rising. According to the latest "Forbes Rich List", Gilbert Jr.'s estimated wealth has reached US$21 billion, ranking ninth.
The main financial sources are shares in social networking companies and search engine companies, as well as shares in Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, and other Internet technology companies.
In addition, there are shares in Disney and Time Warner, as well as other invisible assets.
According to the "Forbes Rich List", they have conservatively estimated Little Gilbert's wealth. In fact, Little Gilbert Headwear controls other companies through the investment company Fruit Company.
The fruit company is not listed and has no obligation to disclose its financial reports to the public. Therefore, the "Forbes Rich List" can only make a conservative estimate. Gilbert's actual wealth should be higher.
They are both the ninth richest man in the world, and little Gilbert does not have any bad debts or assets, and his wallet is full.
So although football is a money-burning game, if you really want to play it to burn money, not many people should be able to burn it more than Little Gilbert.
Open your mind, not only football, little Gilbert can also buy basketball teams, such as the Cavaliers.
The current market value of the Cavaliers without James is less than US$700 million. The acquisition is actually very simple. If the money is enough, the NBA will not refuse.
At that time, we will get the No. 1 pick, select James, and then let him sit on the bench for four years and directly destroy him.
I just don’t know if James, who has been on the bench for four years, will become a Goat.
Or it would be very interesting to acquire the Rockets, help Yao select a few helpers, and compete for the championship.
After ending their journey in Dubai, little Gilbert and his party entered the Mediterranean from the Red Sea, then docked in Alexandria, Egypt, and then went to Cairo.
The main reason I came to Cairo was to see the pyramids, which somewhat satisfied little Gilbert's curiosity.
After that, the yacht went to Greece, Italy and other places, and then docked at the port of Marseille, France, and arrived at Sophie Marceau's territory.
Little Gilbert's trip around the world with a group of beauties has been in the news every day, and his street photos have appeared on the front pages of major gossip media.
Although Gilbert himself is a director, his popularity is not weak at all, and the women around him are all very popular actresses, so it is normal for him to receive attention.
If there is a so-called boxer at this time, seeing little Gilbert taking so many beauties on a trip, I wonder if he will be able to punch twice.
(End of chapter)