Hollywood Secret Garden

Chapter 476 Difficulties

The reason why Angela said to Natalie, "When Jesse comes to Harvard to make a movie, help me take care of her" is because she was forced to make a change.

In fact, she had already made such a decision in her mind when she said the word "sorry" to Jessica on the phone.

Liv's entanglement forced her to face up to the things she had avoided for a long time. Although Angela believed that Liv would definitely not say anything nonsense, after getting along for several years, she also knew that although Liv was a little confused in character, that sentence "Fair competition" is definitely not a joke.

Angela knew what she was thinking and knew that it was delusional, but in order to prevent the worst from happening, she had to fight for the possibility of N zeros after the decimal point.However, the small and cautious way of thinking that made decisions made her abandon the possibility of directly revealing everything on the phone, and Angela chose to boil the frog in warm water.

However, some things don't necessarily happen as they think, especially when it comes to feelings, no matter how detailed the plan is, there will be accidents, but unfortunately Angela doesn't understand it now.

"You really don't have classes?" Natalie looked at her suspiciously, almost writing "I don't believe it" on her face.

"Am I going to lie to you about this? Come on, Nat, if I really skip class, Mr. Garvey Gowan will mark my homework as zero." Angela rolled her eyes and said to Very angry at her distrust, "Please, I've been tired for three days, don't I even have time to rest?"

After the Grammy awards ceremony, Angela returned to Boston after staying in Los Angeles for three days, because there were many things to deal with. There's something like The Interview to attend, so it's a busy day.After returning to Boston, she was forced by her studies to stay with her tutor for three consecutive days. It was really hard work. Fortunately, she was able to enjoy the breakfast that Natalie brought her every day.

"Okay, then have a good rest." Natalie shook her head, turned off the computer and continued to read the book.

"Please, Nat, since I can finally rest and you just don't have classes, why can't you chat with me?" Angela snatched the book from her hand without any politeness.

Natalie glared at her: "Looks like I should go to the library instead of staying in the dorm."

"Oh, come on, dear, it's so cold outside, what if you catch a cold when you go out?" Angela immediately changed into a pitiful expression, "It's such a wonderful thing to chat with me in the dormitory. "

"Okay, okay," Natalie rolled her eyes helplessly, "What do you want to talk about?"

"Hmm... let's talk about the interesting things around me in the past two months," Angela thought for a while, "tell me first."

"Interesting things? There are indeed a few things, such as..." Natalie recalled, "I participated in the New Year's Day in New York on February 2th... Oh, it should be called the Spring Festival Parade. Although it happens every year, but It is estimated that because it is the millennium, the scale of this time is particularly large, and the Empire State Building even lit up red and yellow lights to celebrate."

"Wow, that must be great." Angela, who was admiring, was slightly dazed.

It is both familiar and strange, the Spring Festival, the day that used to represent the reunion of thousands of families, has been replaced by Christmas and New Year in her current life.A faint sadness suddenly came to her heart, and was dispelled in an instant. She didn't want to find out what troubled her when she was filming "The Pianist".

"It's really interesting. The lions and 'dragons' they danced are more gorgeous and beautiful than before. I have to say that the Chinese are really smart." Speaking of which, Natalie has become very excited, under the influence of Angela Now she knows a lot about China, "By the way, you know, I met the Chinese media who came to New York for interviews under the Empire State Building. They actually knew me, and I specially said a few words to them in Chinese. "

"I can imagine the reaction your tone will elicit." Angela teased.

"But they all said that I spoke well." Natalie was a little puzzled, and then she laughed: "I told them that my Chinese was taught by you, and your Chinese level is no different from that of Chinese people. You can also write ancient Chinese poems.”

"What?" Angela couldn't help but turn pale with shock, "You told them that I used to write ancient Chinese poems?!"

"Didn't you write it and read it to me?" Natalie looked at her puzzled.

"God, I'll be laughed to death by the Chinese." Angela yelled and covered her face.

"How come, they were very surprised and proud when they heard that Miss Genius could write ancient Chinese poems," Natalie shrugged, "But I didn't read to them the ancient Chinese poems you wrote, I think you read them yourself for comparison." good."

"You didn't read it to them?" Angela seemed to be grasping at straws, "Thank God! I finally heard good news. If you did that, I would really feel ashamed."

"Ashamed? Why?" Natalie became more and more puzzled.

"Okay, let's talk about other things." Angela was confused and switched to other topics.

After the chatterbox is opened, there will naturally be a steady stream of topics, whether it is literature or psychology, the two women can discuss for a long time, not to mention music and movies, and it is natural to talk about Angela's five consecutive Grammy best singles. Song and nominated Oscar for best director here.

"I went to the cinema to watch "The Pianist". It's really good. I didn't expect your technique to be so sophisticated. You're such a genius." Natalie said sincerely.

"It's mainly because Mr. Spielman's novel has set the tone from the very beginning, and I just tell it from this perspective." Angela's face flushed slightly.

"The people in the film academy are probably going to have a headache. This movie is enough for you to win the best director. Think about it, the first female best director and the youngest best director in history." Natalie said here Suddenly laughed.

"Who knows? The answer won't be revealed until the last second." Angela curled her lips. No matter whether she won the best director or not, she would make corresponding adjustments in the plan.Of course it would be best to get it, but I am too young and a woman after all, the judges of the Film Academy are not as courageous as those of the Recording Association.

At this moment, the phone rang, and Angela took out the phone from her jacket pocket to check, it turned out that it was Sparrow calling, so she smiled apologetically to Natalie, picked up the phone and walked to the window .

"Hi, Jack, good morning, I think you just woke up in Los Angeles?" Angela said jokingly.

"If I'd gotten this lazy, you'd have fired me already." Sparrow replied equally humorously.

"So, good news?"

"Of course, Russell Crowe has already agreed to the invitation, and he has no reason to refuse the invitation of a director who has won two consecutive best nominations. In addition, the young actors you need have already selected a few for you to choose from. It can be faxed or emailed to you now."

"Let's talk about it when I get to London," Angela suddenly sighed, "I have a new idea for the supporting actress, and we can discuss it in detail after we meet up in London."

"Then, that's it," said Sparrow, who suddenly remembered something, "but let's send you an email for last month's financial statement first. Also, I want to congratulate you."

"Congratulations? Why?" Angela asked curiously.

"In the next issue of "Fortune" magazine's list of rich people under the age of 40, you may be ranked third after Michael Dell and Pierre Omiya. At present, your personal net worth is advancing towards 100 billion." Sparrow laughed softly.

"Close to 100 billion?" Angela was really surprised this time. "It seems a bit exaggerated, right? If you add up all my assets, it will definitely exceed 50 billion, but it seems to be close to 100 billion..."

"Remember what you said inadvertently to financial advisers a few years ago? Hold on to your IT stocks and don't sell them easily," Sparrow continued. "I have to say this is a far-sighted decision. Now Your IT stock is worth $25 billion in Cisco alone!"

"Cisco's stock alone is worth 25 billion?!" Angela opened her mouth in disbelief.

"Yes, Cisco's stock has been rising for the past few years. As of today, the market value has reached 5500 billion US dollars, surpassing GM to become the world's number one." Sparrow explained a few words for her.

"I can't believe it." Angela murmured and covered her forehead. She remembered that the IT industry seemed to be booming and prosperous in the late 20s, but she didn't expect that it would surpass General Electric and become the world's First!At this moment, something flashed past her head. She felt it was very important, but when she reached out to grab it, she couldn't catch it.

"I remember... there seemed to be only a few million Cisco stocks at the beginning." She recalled carefully.

"That was at the very beginning, and then I held around 2000 million." Sparrow seemed to tap the computer beside him.

"It's almost quadrupled. It's really lucky." Angela scratched her head, since she couldn't remember it, then don't think about it, and then she asked casually, "By the way, what kind of business is Cisco in?"

The other side was stunned for a while, and then opened the mouth with a wry smile: "Have you never read the financial statements carefully?"

"Well... sorry, generally I only look at profits and losses," Angela replied with a little embarrassment, "I seldom pay attention to the operating items of these companies."

"Cisco's equipment and software products are mainly used to connect computer network systems. Simply put, they are routers, switches and other network equipment and software that make up the Internet and data transmission." Sparrow helped Miss Genius.

"That is to say, it basically developed by relying on the Internet." Angela wanted to use light words to ease the previous embarrassment, and then she was stunned.That ray of light flashed across her mind again, and she finally understood what she was worried about.

"That's about it, if you need I can send their information..." Sparrow over there was still talking, but was interrupted by Angela in the next second: "Wait, Jack, don't talk for now. communication status! I have something important!"

As she spoke, she ignored the surprised gaze from Natalie beside her, picked up the cordless phone in the room, closed her eyes, recalled it carefully, and then dialed.

"Hi, I'm Bernie, who is looking for me?" Soon came the call from the chief financial advisor assigned by her father to manage her assets, the fat Bernie Reg sound.

"Hi Bernie, it's me."

"Miss Angela? I didn't expect to hear your voice. Is there anything I can do for you?" Bernie's tone was full of surprise.

Angela didn't care about those things, and said in a serious tone: "Bernie, I have a few questions to ask you now, and I need you to do something, is that okay?"

"Please wait a moment." Bernie replied briefly, and then there was a rush of voices, and it took a few minutes for his voice to come again: "It's ready now."

"Is the Cisco stock I hold worth $25 billion? Did Cisco surpass GM after the market opened today? Are all IT stocks growing significantly?" Angela immediately asked three questions.

"In fact, since 98, the IT industry has started to grow rapidly again. It is a miracle that Cisco can reach this point. If you open their website now, you can see CEO John Chambers about celebrating Cisco in After surpassing Microsoft and surpassing GM again to become the number one message in the world. It is an undeniable fact that the value of Cisco stock in your hand is 25 billion.” Bernie said with a smile, but Angela’s next words hit like a big stick. His head, making him dizzy and overwhelmed.

"If I want to sell all the 25 billion Cisco shares in my hand, can I finish it before the market closes in the afternoon? How much cash can I get after cashing out?"

"This..." Bernie Reg's wry laugh came from the other end of the phone. It's really depressing to work for such a boss who doesn't understand finance but has a good eye or luck. Fortunately, this situation happened Not many times.

"I think you also know, Ms. Angela, although the Cisco stock in your hand is currently worth 25 billion, but that is only the market value. Once you sell the stock for cash, it will inevitably fall," Bernie patiently explained to her, "The more you sell, the more you sell. The sharper the decline, the faster it will be. If the 25 billion is all sold, it would be good to get half of it. However, most of the funds operating in the stock market are controlled by computers. When the purchased stocks fall to a certain level, It will stop the acquisition. More importantly, Cisco's trading volume in a day is only... $30 billion. It is completely unrealistic to want to sell it completely today."

Angela was silent for a few minutes: "So what's your suggestion?"

"If we want to cash out as much as possible, we can sell the stock to Cisco's shareholders. I believe they will be happy to do this transaction given their current performance." Bernie quickly gave a solution.

"How long will it take?" Angela's focus is obviously more than just cashing out the full amount.

"Contact, negotiation and transaction will probably take several months or half a year." Bernie calculated.

"It's too late." Angela vetoed, "We only have three to five days!"

"It's impossible, Miss Angela," Bernie smiled wryly again, "It just takes a lot of time to get in touch with those directors, and it takes three to five days to throw all the stocks in the stock market... Well, if you If we feel that the time is too long, we can spend one to two weeks to gradually sell, although there will still be losses, but at least about 15 billion can be cashed out.”

"One to two weeks? It's still too late, I said it's only three to five days!" Angela's tone was irresistible, "It's too late after these few days!"

After a pause, she opened her mouth again: "Is there no other way?"

After a moment of silence over there, Bernie finally spoke again: "Maybe... there is another way."

Listening to his voice, he seemed to want to ask what "everything is too late" meant, but Angela didn't have time to explain, every minute and every second now is precious: "What way?"

"If we can force Cisco to use a 'poison pill,' then maybe cashing in is not a problem," Bernie said.

"'Poison pill'?" Angela frowned slightly, and she tried hard to find the pitiful financial knowledge in her head, "You mean Cisco to use... reserve funds?"

"It's fine if you want to understand it," Bernie on the phone sighed, "Every listed company is prepared to have a 'poison pill' to deal with crises such as hostile takeovers. Since Cisco's market value has reached 5500 billion , then the reserve fund is at least 100 billion or more, and it is not a problem to eat these 25 billion stocks, but..."

Although Bernie didn't continue talking, Angela understood what he was thinking. Financial advisors were more concerned with managing assets for themselves and maintaining stability, so they might not be very good at doing this kind of thing.Of course, she can immediately find another professional, three to five days is not enough.Finding someone, getting in touch, discussing, and running in, all these alone are enough for her to spend a lot of effort. After these are completed, the opportunity has long passed, so why not just sell it now!

Angela walked around the dormitory with two phones in her hands. It was too careless for her to forget about it. It would be much better if it was only a few days in advance.

Thinking of her, she smiled wryly. After all, I don’t have much talent in finance. If I hadn’t mentioned IT stocks to stay, if I hadn’t reminded myself before Sparrow, if I hadn’t remembered that little bit, maybe I would have I forgot it... But at least I don't have to be so upset now, right?

Shaking her head and letting go of this thought, Angela thought again, no matter what, she had to cash out as much as possible of the 25 billion, and her intuition told her that it would be of great use.

Finally, Angela stopped and turned her gaze to Nata who was looking at her worriedly: "Nat, can I borrow your phone?"

"Of course." Natalie nodded and handed her her mobile phone.

After asking Sparrow and Bernie who were waiting for her to hang up, she took a deep breath and pressed the phone number with determination: "Hi, can I have Mr. Mason answer the phone? I'm her daughter Angela."