Steven Spielberg saw the exponential growth in his hands, a chart laid out on the table. Two explicit ideas were proposed: the first was to co-found a negotiation between Billy and himself to create a film and television production company.
Now, they were just starting to shine a light on how to form such a large company. His creation of Amblin wasn’t ambitious, and he had help from Universal. But now he had to handle things himself. He saw many problems; collaborating was an option to share expenses, though if he did, they always asked him to participate in either production or direction. Ti was not abundant, especially now as he managed employees, construction, licenses, agreents, unions, even agents, friends, and actors, all seen through a different lens. Any collaboration required money, favors, extra work...
-How are you, Michael? - Steven comnted, hugging one of his ntees in the field of directing.
-Starting all the processes for my movie's premiere. - Michael Fincher replied. He looked particularly strong, with a vibe of anxiety but also understanding.
-You an it’s been a good year for you. - Steven comnted.
-I have more options, but this is a masterpiece. I was with Billy Carson… he’s a surprising actor, who seems to have a talent for portraying calculated, complex emotions. Though it may not seem so, he is a very good actor. - Fincher comnted, having watched Billy perform during the three-month post-production process, perfecting every part, cutting nurous tis, more than he would have liked. They started with a four-hour take, trimming it down to a one-and-a-half-hour movie.
He saw all shades of acting, from blind rage to regretful faces, love, fear, laughter, and affection. He was a very good actor.
-Maybe you could invite . I’d like to support you. - Steven comnted, raising David's eyebrows, who nodded in surprise. Steven was everywhere, but… he didn’t expect him to appear in promotion.
-Sure, I’ll talk to my agent –
-None of that, send the tickets to my wife. We’ll be there. Save a good seat. I want to see everything you’ve learned. Recently, I was offered a ticket for the Alien series, and I think you’d be a good candidate, but I need material to present to the Fox network. - Steven comnted, opening up possibilities. Billy had already explained, they needed good screenwriters and directors, along with a healthy selection of actors. Nurturing and launching new actors alongside veterans was DreamWorks' path, a company of opportunities… fresh, creative, and innovative.
-Sure. - David comnted, almost losing his breath. Steven Spielberg moved his way to the HBO network, starting a low-budget film to produce for the network, which had certain ties with many other companies, now including DreamWorks TV.
Their eting was casual, situated by related projects. Though New Line Cinema's managent was separate from Warner, he had to face distribution, promotion, and publicity factors.
To Bob Iger, Billy's na was already a constant applause. On nurous occasions, he had heard the young man's na.
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-Dad. - Raimon said, hating having to greet his father for the second ti in a year. The last ti, it had made him cry and left him in a week-long depression from feeling trapped by the constant complaints.
-Raimon. - ca the response.
‘Here we go again,’ he thought, feeling the cold acknowledgnt of his identity.
-Thanks for helping with the investnt fund. - Raimon said, following Billy's advice to steer everything toward work. His father, seeing the black shirt under the blue one, noticed that his son was still wearing that ridiculous clothing.
-With commissions. It's not free, but we arranged your boss's investnt fund privately. Now, you'll only appear as the manager of the titular company, "Technology Investnts." I don't quite understand why you would use a misspelled na for a group that already exists. You won't receive more public financing, which is not in the contract. - Lucas Green comnted.
-I don’t fully understand Billy either, but ti has shown that we traditionalists can’t grasp his vision and way of doing things. He has a structured plan. He may want to buy a company without many people noticing. - Raimon replied.
-Sure… the young man of Arica. - Lucas comnted.
-Oh, father, he’s not young anymore. As a private company, they can’t list Billy’s assets, but my calculations put him among the richest n in Arica, even in the world. Don’t underestimate him. Though he plays acting, he graduated from Stanford at 19 and had teach him throughout his career with all kinds of tutors. I wouldn’t be surprised if his fund is to strike back at companies that have played dirty. - Raimon said softly, unable to raise his voice to his father but implying sothing that both he and Anne Hall knew: Billy's vision is above average.
-Do you think I’m a foolish talker? Your boy cos here often, talks to so people, invests in so funds, and leaves his money. He has the eloquence, appearance, and confidence that you lack. You better stop bragging about others and start doing things for yourself. - Lucas comnted.
Raimon's spirit was completely crushed, and he wanted to leave imdiately. But Lucas wondered just how impressive this Carson boy was, both as a banker and a reviewer, and thought he should pay attention.
Later that sa day, Raimon sent all the paperwork. Officially, Billy had a fund that wouldn’t charge commissions. They bought a sum of 80 million dollars and transferred most of his fund’s shares, reorganizing them into different shares. Even in terms of expenditure, it was just a drop in the ocean, with the purchase of shares being active. Yet, the growth wasn’t imdiately visible.
Pfizer shares at $7.23, totaling 300,000 shares for a price of $2,169,000. This resulted in an average of 600,000 shares.
Qualcomm shares at $2.25, totaling 3,000,000 shares for a price of $6.4 million, offering a stabilized average of 11 million shares.
Nokia shares at $2.56, totaling 5,000,000 shares, reaching a 31% stake in the company for $10.7 million. Including previous purchases, this amounted to 28.1 million shares in the cell phone company.
These were just a few ntions, as they also held shares in Toys, The Cheesecake Factory, AOL, General Electric, Intel, Ho Depot, Walmart, Cisco, and Nike.
Billy's insistence on General Electric at $22.03 per share was surprising. The purchase of 511,397 shares was enormous. For the price of the shares, this was an action that easily allowed buying others in technology.
Anne lifted the investnt sheet, raising her eyebrows. She was slowly gaining Billy’s trust. She invested in companies like Nokia, Coca-Cola, Microsoft, and General Electric, trusting Billy's words.
-Thanks, Raimon. - comnted Anne Hall.
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