Chapter 266 Busy

Milo got engaged and returned to New York.

They are busy robbing Denmark with Wall Street, promoting the Internet boom with major financial groups, organizing next year's Internet conference, and preparing for the upcoming Yahoo IPO.

So, these few days at the end of November.

Milo was really busy. By the time he had made all the arrangements and boarded the plane to Los Angeles, it was already the morning of December 3rd.

Yahoo is about to go public, and will hold several roadshows in major cities across the United States and several major international cities around the world before the listing.

Milo doesn't have to go to most IPO roadshows.

But since it involves international issues, after careful consideration, Milo decided to go.

For example, this time, after the roadshow in Los Angeles.

Next, Milo will go to Tokyo and use Tokyo's IPO roadshow to fool East Asian investors.

Then head south to Hong Kong Island or Singapore.

Then go to the desert area again and ask the chiefs to invest some money.

Finally, go to Europe and have a go in Paris or London.

When I returned to New York at this time, it was almost the day when Yahoo officially went public.

So it is not easy to defraud some money. Even the richest man in the world has to run around to recruit people.

"Sorry, honey, I've already flown to Los Angeles. I can't watch your concert at Madison Square Garden. Well, don't be upset, after you have this concert, take a rest for the rest of the year. You are really too tired this year."

On the plane, Milo smiled and coaxed Britney Spears, who was a little unhappy on the other end of the phone, and said with concern.

"I am indeed a little tired. Master, I clearly said last time that you would stay in New York until the end of the year. That's why I held my last concert of the year in New York..." As she spoke, Britney started to act coquettishly again on the phone.

"Sorry, sorry, honey, you know, I have big things to do. I'm really proud of you. I believe your name will be on the Grammy Awards for Record of the Year, Album of the Year, and Song of the Year next year." Milo smiled and said nice things to coax her.

There is no Rookie of the Year award.

Britney, who became famous last year, has already won it once this year.

Of course, I will win a higher award next year.

"Okay, okay. Then I'll listen to my master. Thank you, master..." Britney became sweet on the phone.

America's sweet little diva was well aware that Milo had just said that he could win at least one of the three: Record of the Year, Album of the Year, and Song of the Year.

That means that even if this matter is not 100%, it is definitely a sure thing.

Can the Grammy judges go against Blackburn's will? Britney thinks it's unlikely.

"By the way, do you like the gift I gave you?" Milo said with a smile.

"Haha, thank you, Master! I like it very much, but will it really be a box office hit?" Speaking of this, Britney on the other end of the phone was also very happy, because Milo asked Paladin Media to make a documentary about her concert tour this year, which would be released on the big screen.

However, Britney is a little worried about the box office.

It doesn’t matter whether it makes money or not, what she is worried about is that the box office will be too bad.

That would be very embarrassing!

Before she did that.

Among all the singers in the world today, only Michael Jackson has done this.

The box office was pretty good.

But that's MJ!

Although I am very popular now.

But Britney is still self-aware.

Who else could be more popular than Michael Jackson at his peak?

"Don't worry, your fans will buy into it. Your appearance has undoubtedly created a new type of idol for the entertainment industry. Girls like you, they want to imitate you. Boys love you, they all want to have a girlfriend like you. Even adult men can't resist your charm. The only women who don't like you are probably middle-aged housewives. So dear, you have to believe me, maybe it will surpass the box office of many movies, you have to know that everything is possible!"

Milo knows how big the market for fan economy is.

Make money once from the tour, and then make money again from the documentary.

Then, they can release a collector's edition Blu-ray DVD and make more money.

As for how high the box office sales can be, it actually doesn’t matter how much they sell.

Because the cost is almost nothing.

It is to edit out the various wonderful parts of Britney's tour this year, as well as some behind-the-scenes clips.

Then do the dubbing.

It can be done with just a few hundred thousand dollars.

It can be said that as long as the box office exceeds one million, the rest is all profit.

Will anyone watch Britney's documentary?

Absolutely!

Just as Milo said, Britney created a type of idol that had never existed in the American or even global entertainment industry before.

In later words, she was "pure and sexy".

It successfully combines the tenderness of a young girl and the sexiness of a young lady.

This is why she is so popular in the parallel universe.

Since he is a star who pioneered a new genre, he has a huge number of fans.

So even if it can't compare to MJ, it will most likely be able to sell tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of dollars at the box office.

There's nothing to worry about.

"Master, to be honest, I'm still worried that the box office will be very low..." Milo was confident, but Britney herself was not.

"Haha, then wait until the documentary is released, and you can go to more theaters. I believe it can at least increase the box office by 10 or 20 million US dollars." Milo said with a smile.

“Great idea, that’s awesome!”

"Oh my God! What happened?"

Milo heard Britney suddenly scream on the other end of the phone, and then shouted in a sad, crying tone, as if she was frightened by something.

"Honey, what's wrong with you? What happened?"

"Oh my God, it's not me, it's California. You, turn on the TV and check it out, CNN!"

Hearing Britney's sad tone, Milo took his phone and left his seat, "Relax, don't worry..."

While comforting the somewhat agitated Britney, he quickly walked into the conference room of the Sky Palace.

I picked up the remote control plugged into the base, opened the TV screen wall, and found CNN.

[…Three gunmen rushed into a high school baseball game in Los Angeles, California, USA, opened fire and took hostages. The entire incident has so far caused 33 deaths, 56 serious injuries, and 111 injuries.]

[It is reported that the baseball game was an exhibition match organized by the NCAA to select outstanding young players. During the game, at least 22 people were shot and injured by the gunman when they tried to escape. After entering the game site, the murderer shot at several security guards, and three security guards were directly shot dead. Someone at the scene immediately called the police, and the police responded within two minutes.]

[The police said that up to 65 people may be held hostage. The killer blew up four of the five exits with homemade bombs and blocked the other with a car, blocking the hostages' possible escape route. Some people hid in various places in the stadium, 35 people hid in the bathroom, and another 226 people were scattered everywhere. ]

[This is another serious and vicious shooting incident since the shooting incident at a senior nursing home in Carthage, Moore County, North Carolina on March 29 last year, which killed 18 people including a nurse and injured three people...]

The live TV footage showed police, police cars, ambulances and a chaotic crowd.

The live broadcast vehicles and helicopters of major TV stations gathered in front of a service center building.

CNN News reported all the scenes in the air and on land in a comprehensive manner, and the anchor was reporting all the information about the incident in a loop.

"Shit!"

Milo looked at the replay footage of the victims being carried out covered with white cloth, and couldn't help but curse with an unpleasant look on his face.

To be honest, thirty-three people died at one time.

So many people were injured and so many were taken hostage.

Even in the United States, where beautiful landscapes exist, this happens every day.

It is definitely a serious case.

Moreover, there were more than three gunmen, and they were carrying heavy weapons and homemade bombs.

Milo felt that this could be considered a small-scale terrorist attack.

"Dear, listen to me. Calm yourself down. Listen to me. Call your agent over right now and use your ITK to condemn the criminals, mourn the victims, and express your grief and shock. Be careful with your wording. Do you understand?"

ITK is the instant messaging software that Milo asked Musk to develop.

But what Milo wants it to become is WeChat in the future.

So we directly added functions similar to Twitter, INS, Weibo or Moments in the future.

It was launched on the market in the middle of this year and is now the instant messaging and social software with the largest number of installations, users, and daily active users in the world.

And because of Paladin Media.

ITK is particularly popular in Hollywood and the American entertainment industry now.

What happened, or there is something to announce, or there are some beautiful street photos that you want to let your fans know.

Hollywood stars now choose to upload on ITK.

It can be said that Milo created Weibo, INS, Twitter, etc. more than ten years in advance due to his own efforts.

However, it is limited by technology.

Mainly because there were no smartphones yet.

The latest novel is published first on Liu9shuba!

So even though ITK is very popular now, users still cannot upload their moods and ITK anytime and anywhere.

After all, ITK can only be used on a computer.

"Yes, yes, I understand. I'll call her right away. Master, something like this happened in Los Angeles. Do you still want to go there now? I, I'm a little scared. I don't want you to be in danger!"

Milo rubbed his nose helplessly. It turned out to be like this.

Every time a large-scale shooting occurs, Americans' sense of security is shaken.

Calls for gun control will grow louder.

It just so happened that this time it happened in Los Angeles, and I just so happened to be on a plane to Los Angeles right now.

But the day after tomorrow, he will hold Yahoo's IPO roadshow in Los Angeles.

"Don't worry, honey. It's okay. I'm surrounded by the world's top professional security elites. You have to trust them. They will ensure my safety! And yours!"

"Um……"

"Honey, I'm going to hang up first. There's a call coming in. I might be very busy next..."

Milo looked at the call display of another ringing phone and said apologetically to Britney.

"Well, you go ahead and do your work. I'll call my agent and I'll call you back later."

Britney said with a somewhat sad mood.

"Okay, take care of yourself." Milo said, then hung up the phone and answered another call. "Edward, I'm on the plane, I'm watching."

"Fuck the shit, why would it happen at any other time? Why has it to happen in these two days?"

I heard my cousin's unhappy voice from the other side.

Yahoo only had one IPO roadshow in California for its IPO.

After all, the headquarters is in San Francisco, so there is no need to hold it in San Francisco.

And this time, in Yahoo's favor, Edward followed Milo's advice.

Part of the shares were distributed to some middle and senior elites and politicians in Southern California.

This is because the California conglomerate has always had the most severe top-down divisions among the major American conglomerates.

Simply put, the interests and demands of the California consortium, the local grassroots and many vested interest groups in California have always been seriously divided.

It can even be said that California is the most divided state in the United States.

The California Consortium has its roots in California and its name also contains the word California.

But their influence and voice in California are nothing compared to that of the Texas consortium in Texas and the Boston consortium in New England.

This is due to historical factors, coupled with the deliberate promotion of other federal forces.

But from the perspective of the California consortium themselves, they certainly hope that California can listen to them with one heart.

Unfortunately, it has never been good, so it has to be severed.

Edward followed Milo's advice and distributed some of the benefits of the California consortium to the middle and senior level elites below.

It's a way to bridge the divide within California.

It was unclear whether it would succeed, but Edward had gained the favor of the older generation of the California consortium because of this incident.

They felt that this young man could accomplish something.

This added a lot of points to Edward within the California consortium.

Now that this has happened, it's no wonder Edward is unhappy.

Hearing the cousin's somewhat low voice on the phone, Milo also smiled helplessly and said, "Yes, but the tragedy has already happened. The key is to handle the investigation and aftermath of the case as soon as possible."

"I am actively following the progress of the investigation. Milo, before calling you, I just finished talking to Pierre, the CEO of the Rifle Association."

After hearing what Edward said, Milo frowned slightly and asked knowingly, "The guy who said, 'The only way to stop bad guys with guns is to get good guys to have guns, too.'"

Every time a serious shooting occurs, people turn their attention to the National Rifle Association.

It is the largest gun rights association in the United States, with 30 million long-term members.

He is very powerful and opposes gun control.

"Haha, it's him. He hopes to get to know you through me." Edward did not hide anything because he was just a middleman.

Milo couldn't help but twitch his lips. "It's probably because of Paladin Media. After something like this, they would rather the media stand on their side."

It has to be said that the National Rifle Association of the United States can be traced back to the earliest "interest group" for marksmanship training and gun safety.

It has developed into the powerful lobbying group it is today.

In addition to having many elite soldiers and generals who are willing to sacrifice their lives for the "Second Amendment to the Constitution" in their minds.

Another thing is that it and its powerful arms dealers are really willing to spend money. In the United States, they have a huge influence on gun legislation.

"Yes, public opinion! After this shooting, the discussion on gun control will be rampant again. Pierre hopes that your media empire can at least remain neutral. They are willing to pay a certain price, such as signing a one-year advertising contract with its television, print media and websites."

"Haha, what a generous gesture!" Milo raised the corners of his mouth, and it was hard to tell whether the smile on his face was sarcastic or a sincere sigh.

"They have no choice but to go all out. After all, the Rifle Association is best known for lobbying. Moreover, Americans have different opinions on gun control, which makes every discussion of gun control a dead end. After so many years, combined with the situation in various countries around the world, after much analysis, my conclusion is that "guns are part of American culture, and it is not something that can be abandoned at will."

Edward's stance on gun control is very clear.

After all, the California Consortium is also one of the major arms dealers. If they really want to control guns and collect guns, how much less money will the California Consortium make! This is also why the Rifle Association approached Edward, and through Edward, they approached Milo.

Because Milo is from Boston and is also a big arms dealer...

When it comes to the issue of gun control, Milo is a little conflicted.

Maybe it’s because there’s a part of Chinese in my soul.

In terms of personal emotions, he tends to be controlling.

But rationally, he is a vested interest in holding power.

After all, he owns a joint global security company.

If guns are controlled, will his private armed forces still be able to have fun in the United States?

After pondering for a while, Milo knew that there would be no conclusion on the issue of gun control in the "free" land of the United States.

Besides, just remaining neutral is still acceptable.

If the other party's request is to support them.

Then Milo would refuse without even considering it.

To put it bluntly, the only business he is running now is the energy company which has not yet been developed.

Most of them are industries that lean towards the left and support the Donkey Party.

He needs to pay attention to public opinion. He doesn't want to be accused and scolded as a villain by the victims' families.

"Yes, I can promise them that I will remain neutral and will not call for or guide public opinion on gun control."

"That's it, then. The rest will be dealt with when you get here. It's a real mess."

"Okay. See you in California."

(End of this chapter)