The stock issuance cannot be as exciting as the IPO. However, Time Warner has experienced ups and downs for this $3 billion stock issuance plan, and the additional issuance ceremony is very grand.

The three popular films of "Batman: The Dark Knight", "The Destiny" and "The Robbery Robin Hood" in the summer season have injected a very powerful shot of the additional release of Time Warner, which makes the last step of the additional release seem natural.

In addition to supporting the additional issuance, Simon also bought 1 million shares of Time Warner in his private name under the request of Steve Rose, officially becoming a shareholder of Time Warner.

Although it only has 1 million shares and is a preferred stock without voting rights, it will take a 12-month lock-up period before it can be sold, but the price of the $80 new stock issued by Time Warner this time also cost Simon $80 million.

Fortunately, this batch of shares is worth it even from a pure investment perspective.

After the rebound in the first half of the year, the trading price of common stocks currently traded by Time Warner has reached $109 per share. What's more, Simon also knows that Time Warner's stock price will continue to rise throughout the 1990s due to the bull market brought about by the wave of new technology.

In addition to the 1 million shares Simon bought in his private name, Cersei Capital has recently reached another cooperation with Time Warner.

This is an investment in Six Flags Amusement Park, a playground company. Apollo Management, a subsidiary of Cersei Capital, plans to invest $80 million to join Time Warner in Six Flags Amusement Park. Later, Time Warner plans to revive the sluggish amusement park company by authorizing its cartoon characters such as Bunny Bunny as a promotional method.

Speaking of which, this cooperation is actually an exchange.

Not only will it increase the cooperation between the two parties again and boost the market's confidence in Time Warner's development prospects. Moreover, Cersei Capital has invested in Six Flags Amusement Park, Time Warner also officially agreed to establish DC superhero attractions at Universal Studios, a subsidiary of Daenerys Entertainment.

Liuqi Amusement Park is an amusement park that mainly operates roller coasters, Ferris wheels and other entertainment facilities. It has little to do with theme parks like Universal Studios. This cooperation between the two parties is both an exchange and a win-win situation.

The additional issuance ceremony lasted for a whole morning, and Time Warner held a reception at the Gramessi Hotel in Midtown Manhattan.

Hollywood superstars close to Time Warner are basically here today. Steve Ross also invited a large number of politicians and celebrities, and the cocktail party seemed very lively.

The protagonist today is not himself, and Simon has no intention of stealing the limelight. He just simply greeted some acquaintances and hid in a corner of the hall to chat with Spielberg.

"Steven, Schindler's mentality change is easy to solve. There are many similar techniques in Hollywood movie scripts."

What the two discussed was "Schindler's List" that Spielberg planned to film after "Jurassic Park".

This project was entangled by Spielberg for many years, and Simon also knew the reason why the other party was entangled. He did not understand why a capitalist who was profit-oriented and lustful suddenly turned into a savior who was willing to give up all his wealth and save the Jews.

As a latecomer, Simon certainly understood how this matter was solved.

I was originally planning to find an opportunity to talk to Spielberg, but today I happened to talk about it, so I started to mention it.

Spielberg shook his head and said, "I don't want to use simple techniques of watching the sunset on the bench or being touched by some accidental scenes. It was a tragic period, and tragedy happened at any time, and Schindler should have experienced it every moment."

Simon continued to induce, "Then stretch this touch a little longer."

Spielberg looked at Simon's expression and asked, "Simon, you must have an idea already, tell me, don't keep it in a silence."

Simon didn't go any further and said, "Are you going to make "Schindler's List" a black and white film?"

Spielberg nodded.

Simon continued: "Since that's the case, then intersperse a touch of color in the film, preferably red. For example, a little girl in red, when such a touch of color that recurs in Schindler's vision suddenly withered, I think his transformation will be natural."

Spielberg thought for a moment when he heard this, and his expression soon became a little more sudden.

The two were chatting, and New York Mayor David Dingkins came over with another white man in his sixties.

After just a few simple greetings, Spielberg realized that David Dingkins should have something to talk to Simon, and walked away consciously.

It doesn't take David Dingkins to introduce too much, Simon knew that the man next to him was Marro Gumer, who is currently the governor of New York State, and is also one of the important candidates for the Democratic Party next year's new presidential election.

The Westeros system has quietly bet on Bill Clinton.

But, of course, this matter is very secretive.

Letting the outside world know too much about Simon's political tendencies, especially the presidential election, will not be much beneficial to candidates betting on the Westeros system.

Simon's afternoon schedule happened to be related to the next US presidential election. Unexpectedly, David Dingkins, funded by the Westeros system, would suddenly bring Marro Gumer to him.

"Simon, this is Marro Goomer, he is the governor of our New York State. Marro, this is Simon."

Simon smiled and reached out to Marro Gumer, saying, "I'm glad to know you, Mr. Gumer."

Marro Gumer also showed great enthusiasm and shook hands with Simon and said, "I have always hoped to see you, Simon."

No one was so stupid that he immediately turned the topic in a certain direction. After introducing each other, David Dingkins took the initiative to talk to Simon about the Westeros Building being built.

As a super building that is expected to exceed 600 meters, this building needs to be approved by the New York City government.

Obviously, with connections like David Dingkins, there was no trouble in the approval of the project.

David Dingkins took the initiative to mention it, and there was also some intention of seeking credit.

After only a minute of chatting, David Dingkins walked away with Marro Gummer, giving others the feeling that it was just an irrelevant greeting.

Of course, people with a keen sense of smell in some aspects will definitely be able to realize the unusualness.

Marro Gumer was definitely not without hints during the chat.

If Simon intends to support the other party, he only needs to contact Marro Gumer and he will definitely get a response.

Simon couldn't help but think about this matter.

It’s not that they want to bet on multiple sides, but that putting Marro Gummer, a politician who is now stronger than Bill Clinton, who is still less experienced, on the table may have unexpected results.

"Simon, what are you thinking?"

Steve Rose's voice interrupted Simon's thoughts.

Simon withdrew his thoughts and said with a smile: "Build the plank road openly and go to Chen Cang secretly."

The blurted Chinese language made Steve Ross a little stunned.

Simon quickly explained, but deliberately adopted an ambiguous tone, which did not remind Steve Rose of his true thoughts.

Steve Ross did not go into it, praised Simon's proficient Chinese, and then said: "When Reagan participated in the election, the whole of Hollywood supported him, and we also received enough rewards. However, although he was Reagan's vice president, it is really difficult for Bush to satisfy everyone's actions in recent years."

Simon raised his eyebrows slightly and immediately understood why Maro Gumer appeared in front of him just now.

There should be Rose's connection.

Although Warner Bros. Pictures is one of the top seven Hollywood films, Time Warner is headquartered in New York, and Steve Ross lives in New York and is very familiar with the East Coast politician circle.

"So, Steve, you plan to support Marro Goomer next year."

Steve Ross shook his head and said, "Of course not. Although I am optimistic about Marro, he has not even received the party nomination yet. I will only support the one who has received the party nomination."

Simon said: "The Gulf War is so beautiful, Bush should win very easily next year. If the whole of Hollywood turns to the Democratic Party, we may have trouble once Bush is re-elected."

Ross smiled, raised his hand and patted Simon on the shoulder, saying, "Simon, George Bush is a very mature politician. Do you know that such politicians will not easily make enemies for themselves, they are better at weighing the trade-offs. Moreover, the Bush family has longer-term political ambitions and will not blatantly suppress Hollywood just because we switch to the Democratic Party. They see our dissatisfaction and are more likely to choose to win over."

Simon actually understood some of this truth, but he nodded with a teaching look on his face.

Finally, after chatting with Ross for a while, Simon offered to say goodbye.

Although Steve Ross was a little disappointed, he did not try to keep Simon out of the reception hall.

From the Gramessi Hotel to the nearby Westeros headquarters, it was almost 1 pm, and James Rebelde was already waiting for Simon.

Simon took the initiative to mention what he had just met Maro Gumer and expressed his thoughts.

James also expressed his approval.

Judging from the current situation, Marro Gumer is the one who is most likely to be nominated among politicians who are interested in participating in next year's presidential election. It is not harmful to give the other party some support. A little information can also make some people ignore another bargaining chip that the Westeros system is betting on.

The specific implementation plan was roughly discussed. At 1:30 pm, the guests who were waiting for the two arrived on time.

The guest is named Albert Gore Jr., also known as Al Gore, and is currently a senator of the Tennessee State in the United States Congress.

Albert Gore Jr. was born into a political family. His father Albert Gore once became famous in the 1950s for proposing the "American Interstate Expressway Plan" that allowed the American economy to take off after the war. Albert Gore, 43, inherited Albert's political thinking and has been promoting his "Information Expressway Act" in recent years.

As a later generation, Simon also knew that Al Gore later became Clinton's vice president and lost to Bush Jr. in the 2000 US presidential election with a very slight controversial disadvantage. After the defeat of the 2000 presidential election, the White House dream of the Gore family that lasted for two generations was completely shattered.

Among the information collected at present, Simon discovered that Al Gore was the kind of politician who was very standard and could be called "flawless". He received a good education, had a harmonious family, had no scandals, and had a very steady political career, taking one step at a time.

Compared to Clinton, who was sieve-like, Al Gore seemed more suitable for the 1992 presidential election.

However, it was precisely because he was born into a political family and was too mature in this regard that Al Gore did not choose to participate in the 1992 presidential election.

Because in the eyes of these old politician families, it is almost certain that George Bush won the re-election with his reputation as a victory in the Gulf War. According to the practice of the US presidential election, unless he is running for re-election, a politician will only have one chance to attack the White House in his life.

As for Clinton, this politician who was born in the lower class and had a shallow foundation in the American political circle and was not clean, probably didn't think he could enter the White House at the beginning, just as no one later thought that Hillary Clinton would miss the White House.

Al Gore's problem, perhaps as Steve Ross said at the luncheon reception, mature politicians are too good at weighing trade-offs.

In 1988, Al Gore expressed his idea of ​​participating in the presidential election, but after some "weighting" at that time, probably thought that he was too young and had an incorrect opportunity, so he took the initiative to give up.

In 1992, there was another "weighting" that George Bush could not be defeated, so he decided to become Clinton's running mate, intending to accumulate reputation, but unexpectedly, he became a vice president who did not actually want to be at all, and he was also a vice president for eight years.

In 2000, taking advantage of the economic prosperity brought by Clinton's eight years of administration, it was almost a popular expectation and could continue the campaign of Bush's election from Vice President Reagan to President. As a result, he encountered another more powerful political family, and unfortunately lost and completely lost the peak of American power.

Simon was not interested in the bumpy White House journey of the "perfect politician". He just took a fancy to the Information Highway Act in his hands.

In the original plan, Simon planned to wait until next year's presidential election, and then participate in promoting the plan. If everything goes well, it can be regarded as a gift to Bill Clinton.

However, the development speed of the US Internet industry exceeded Simon's imagination, so he did not plan to wait for another two years.

Any industry, if it can receive national policy support, will definitely be smoother to develop.

Just like the traditional media have recently been challenging the copyright issues of content involving Internet platforms, if the Information Highway Plan becomes a basic national policy of the United States and promote the relevant Internet Safe Harbor Act, the obstacles will be reduced a lot.

Moreover, it will take at least one or two years for the Information Highway Program, a bill involving hundreds of billions of dollars in industrial levels, from introduction to passage and implementation.

By then, the 1992 presidential election has been settled.

Since it is a bill proposed by Al Gore, the Democratic senator, the political achievements will never fall into the hands of the Republican Party, and this will not have much impact on next year's presidential election.

Even if the White House deliberately hinders the passage of the Information Highway Act, it may also have a counterproductive effect on George Bush's re-election campaign.
Chapter completed!