Sitting by the window in a bathrobe.

Outside is the night view of the Hudson River, with cruise ships passing by on the river.

Han Chudong originally wanted to have a cigar, but then he remembered that he still had to sleep at night, and the smell of the cigar would be difficult to dissipate, so he just played with the gold lighter, which was inlaid with an emerald, and could be called a work of art.

I read through the situations of several companies word by word, and also read the promotional plans related to Thanksgiving and Christmas, as well as the rough results of the fall recruitment visits to various top universities last month.

About promotion planning.

The people from Baofeng Electric are negotiating with the three shareholders to try to hold a trade-in event. Panasonic has already agreed, and Whirlpool should not have any major problems either.

Mango Toys is preparing to produce toy sets, with four-wheel drive racing cars and Rubik's Cube as its main products this year.

As expected, the sales of the Rubik's Cube were mediocre until the second half of this year when it became slightly more popular. People called it a "toy for smart people" and the buyers were mainly adults with challenging thinking and students.

As for campus recruitment, nearly 1,400 acceptance notices have been sent out. Judging from the final employment rates of other companies, it can attract about 500 to 600 interns.

Compared with a number of old and large companies, Mason United Group is still slightly less attractive, but its salary is slightly higher and its bonuses and benefits are also better.

There is always something to do, and Han Chudong has long been accustomed to this pace of life.

Since the second half of the year, he has not made any surprising moves. Some entrepreneurial plans have been deliberately shelved. He mainly focused on accumulation. However, what he thinks of as "accumulation" is not quite the same as what others imagine. In fact, he still acquired some high-quality assets with long-term development potential, such as part of the shares of Nike, Puma, Adidas, and part of the shares of Walmart, General Electric, and Intel.

Now he has set his sights on the news media sector.

The CEO of News Corporation Australia is named Rupert Murdoch. If nothing unexpected happens, he believes that this company will become the huge News Corporation in the future, which is also the giant that will be involved in the wiretapping scandal in the future.

The information about Australian News Corporation is relatively detailed. Not only is the financial report data from the past ten years collected, but even news on acquisitions, personnel appointments and dismissals are recorded on paper.

It is indeed worth investing in, but its current layout is mainly concentrated in Australia and the United Kingdom, especially in the United Kingdom. The Sun and the News of the World are both mainstream newspapers with great influence. Rupert Murdoch has almost taken control of these two newspapers, with a shareholding ratio of more than 40%.

His influence in Australia is also considerable. Along with his North American expansion plan, he also acquired more than 10% of the shares of The Wall Street Journal. This shows that Rupert Murdoch is both ambitious and good at business.

There are also other possible targets, including Viacom and Warner Communications. Han Chudong read their detailed information carefully. He was excited but also a little apprehensive, mainly because he was worried that if he joined, there would be friction and conflict with the vested interests of these companies.

If he invested money but didn't get a say in the end, it would mean that the investment was meaningless.

After pondering for a long time, I finally decided that it would be better to start a new company. I planned to talk to consultants after returning to Los Angeles and put the idea in my mind aside for the time being.

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I didn’t go to the bar again. I found a copy of the original version of “The Lord of the Rings” and read it until after eleven o’clock.

I still remember the plot of the movie version of "The Lord of the Rings". When I read the book, I always had an awkward feeling of being spoiled, so I gave up decisively and didn't plan to continue reading.

The Internet had not yet been invented, and the fun in life was reduced by more than half. I had no choice but to pick up books again.

However, there are not many works that Han Chudong likes. He is not interested in profound literature that explores life, philosophy, history, etc., and he has no interest in business management, biographies, etc.

Before going to bed, I even had the idea of ​​coming up with a rough plot framework and finding a group of authors to write books for my entertainment, and I really planned to put it into practice.

Then he thought about making more movies and TV series for himself when he had more money. He was fed up with all the TV series now, and he couldn't find many good ones that suited his taste even after searching all over Taiwan.

In this boring and tedious life of the rich, Han Chudong is willing to spend money just to have fun.

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The next day.

At around eight o'clock, I sat in the restaurant and had breakfast with Arthur's assistant and another personal secretary named Roger Berg.

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

Han Chudong suddenly said, "Help me register a company called the Writers Factory, and then contact some grassroots writers with rich imagination and excellent writing skills, preferably ordinary writers who have received formal training, focusing on non-orthodox genres such as fantasy and science fiction. Help them rent a special writing studio in Los Angeles, and provide food and accommodation. Set a slightly higher salary standard and a higher bonus."

"Boss, you... I understand. You must be raising money for the script for the film company, right?"

"You're wrong, Arthur. I just want someone to write some long, interesting story and show it to me.

If I think it's good and has market prospects, I can also help distribute and sell the script, or promote it to the writer himself. But the main thing is to meet my needs. It's more like a studio that specializes in providing me with wonderful stories. It shouldn't be too difficult to recruit people, right?"

Personal secretary Roger Berg is only 26 years old this year and graduated from Yale University.

Even though she was just a personal secretary, she was one of the most competitive candidates when she was recruited. She stood out from dozens of employees in the secretary's office and started helping Han Chudong with some trivial matters in life.

At this time, Roger interrupted and said, "Boss, you provide accommodation and meals, as well as salary and opportunities to become famous. With these alone, you don't have to worry about not being able to recruit people. You just have to worry about too many people coming. It's hard for the people in the Faculty of Arts to find suitable jobs. There used to be a language major student in the student union. He was my friend. He originally wanted to be a writer, but now he should be working as an editor at a magazine, writing gossip news and helping to check for typos."

Arthur's assistant also said, "Only a few can become famous. You'll never guess how many writers can't get paid and even have trouble supporting themselves. As long as you find the right person in charge, I believe it should be easy to set up the kind of studio you want. But Mason, your idea is very special. It seems that no one has done this before. I mean, let a group of people write stories just for you to read."

"There's always a first time. It's better than spending money on other meaningless things. Having fun is the most important thing. There are several novelists in Asia who specialize in writing about ancient martial arts and gangs. They are more to my taste, but unfortunately they write too slowly and I've almost finished reading them..."