Los Angeles Financial Times:

"The latest news is that the listed toy company with the stock code XLG has changed hands. The buyer is the owner of HD Company, who holds all the shares of the toy company except for the outstanding shares."

There’s a joke in China that goes, “The fewer words in a news story, the bigger the story.”

This piece of news is short, but it is enough to attract the attention of many people.

"I saw someone washing the toy stock two days ago, and I thought someone was trying to push it up for arbitrage, but I didn't expect it was a takeover."

"HD Security is very famous now. Since the release of the documentary "Los Angeles Bank Robbery", it has become famous. In just over half a year, it has become the largest security company in Los Angeles. It is said that it now has more than a thousand people."

"By the way, it seems that HD Pictures is also owned by that boss. They are the company that produced the now released movie "Red Dead Redemption"."

"Why are they buying toy companies?"

"Who knows? Maybe he's optimistic about the toy industry."

This news attracted the attention of some people. In the following days, the toy factory's stock showed a clear upward trend and has risen to US$0.31.

Three days later,

The Los Angeles Financial Times published another news item.

"The toy company with the stock code XLG has officially changed its name to HD Toy Company. The major shareholder has adjusted the company's management and injected capital to purchase production equipment and plans to prepare for the production of new toys."

As soon as this news came out, people became more optimistic about the future of HD Toys Company, and many people began to buy stocks, pushing the stock price further up to $0.48.

At this time, Andy's main funds remained unchanged.

A few more days passed.

The Los Angeles Times published an advertisement with a photo of three beautiful Barbie dolls. Some were wearing evening gowns, some were wearing veils, and some were wearing cheongsams. They had exquisite hair accessories on their heads. They had exquisite curves, youthful beauty, gentleness, elegance, and radiant beauty. Each one was very beautiful.

"HD Toys will create a new toy, the "Barbie" series. The first doll is called "Princess Ava", based on Miss Ava Gardner, the second doll is called "Princess Taylor", based on Elizabeth Taylor, and the third doll is called "Princess China", based on a mysterious Chinese noble."

"Each of them will match several sets of clothes and accessories. The seasons are divided into spring, summer, autumn and winter. There are also various professional suits, such as celebrities, teachers, engineers, doctors, etc. In addition, new clothes and accessories will be launched every season in the future."

There is also a big title below.

"Every girl should have a set of Barbie dolls, whether you're three or 70."

"Barbie dolls will be available before Christmas."

Many people who see the promotional posters think that these dolls are so beautiful and exquisite, and they make people want to own them when they see them there.

I believe many people will like this kind of toy.

Then, toy stocks ushered in a new round of growth. Andy took action and quickly raised the stock price. The stock price began to soar sharply, rising from $0.5 all the way to over $1 in just one day, and then continued to rise.

He holds a large amount of stocks, and now the toy companies are all having good news, so the operation is very easy.

Hardy looked at the stock price and smiled.

......

Ring ring ring!

Hardy's office phone rang, and when he picked it up it was Taylor.

"Hardy, I read the Los Angeles Daily News. Is 'Princess Taylor' me?" Taylor asked happily.

"Haha, of course, do you like it?" Hardy said.

"I like it, Hardy. For Christmas, I hope to receive a "Princess Taylor" gift, and I want the full set," said Taylor.

"Of course," Hardy agreed.

"Ah~~That means, will you come to New York to see me at Christmas? Director Hitchcock said that the crew only has one day off for Christmas, and I can't go back to Los Angeles." Taylor said a little depressed.

"Okay, I'll go to New York to see you," Hardy agreed.

"marvelous!"

Elizabeth Taylor cheered on the other end of the line.

In fact, what she cared about was not a toy, but that Hardy could come to see her.

After finishing chatting with Taylor and just hanging up the phone, the phone rang again. This time when I picked it up, it turned out to be Han Ye-jin calling.

"What's up, Ye-jin?"

"I want to ask, who is that Chinese princess?" Han Ye-jin asked softly.

"you."

Hardy's answer was very concise.

There was silence on the other end of the phone. "I like it very much. I'll order a set later." Then he quickly hung up the phone.

Hardy smiled as he took the microphone.

After hanging up the phone, it rang for the third time, and Hardy even guessed who it was.

Ava said happily on the other end of the phone: "Princess Ava is such a nice name. I never thought that a country girl like me could become a princess one day. Thank you, Hardy."

......

While reorganizing the toy factory, Andy began to operate a magazine company and health products company, washing the stocks of these two companies in the stock market.

The two stocks fluctuated continuously, receiving 74% of the outstanding shares of the magazine company and 61% of the outstanding shares of the health products company.

Andy began approaching magazine publishers and health product companies with a view to acquiring them.

The magazine owner wanted to sell it, but he offered a high price. Andy smiled and said, "If I remember correctly, the magazine has been operating at a loss for four consecutive years, triggering the delisting red line. This year is the last year, and Christmas is just one month away. Do you think the magazine has a chance to revive? It will be forced to delist next year, and by then it may not be worth a penny. The final result is that you will leave."

The magazine owner looked unhappy, but he knew what Andy said was true.

Finally, after thinking for a while, he said, "I can sell my shares, but I hope to continue to work here. There are still a dozen employees in the magazine, and I hope they will not be laid off within six months, and their salaries will not be reduced."

"I can agree to this condition." Andy said.

He had looked at the salary situation at the magazine and found it was not high compared with other industries. These people were experienced and could be kept.

That's it.

Andy completed the acquisition of the magazine.

But Andy ran into trouble at the health products company.

Several shareholders of the health care products company seemed to have known that Andy Financial Company was the acquisition team of HD Security's boss. They also knew about the previous operation on the toy factory and felt that HD's boss would make a fortune by acquiring the health care products company. After discussing it, they raised the price to a very high level.

And he held on tightly and refused to let go.

After Andy left, these guys started to get jealous again and spread the news that the HD boss was planning to acquire them.

After the market heard the news, many followers appeared and the stock price began to rise.

Andy reported to Hardy, who thought for a moment and asked, "What is the current stock price of the health care product company?"

“It has risen to $0.29 today, up 0.8 cents from our purchase price.”

Hardy sneered twice, "Our purpose in acquiring these companies is to make quick money. Since they want to take advantage of us, why don't we do something to them?"

"There are so many health supplement companies on the market, and their conditions are not that good. So let's change our strategy and take a big bite out of them."

"I understand, boss." Andy said with a smile.

They now own 61% of the shares of the health care product company, so it is not difficult to make money by washing the shares.

Andy went to prepare, and Hardy called the original person in charge of the magazine, who was also the editor-in-chief.

"Hello, Editor Hefner, I'm Jon Hardy." Hardy smiled and shook hands with the other party.

Hefner, who is in his 40s, shook Hardy's hand and said, "Hello, Mr. Hardy. I should call you boss now."

"How about we sit down and talk about the future of the magazine?" Hardy poured a glass of wine and handed it to him, and the two sat down.

"It seems that Mr. Hardy has already made up his mind about the direction of the magazine?" Hefner asked.

"I do have some ideas. I want to publish a special men's magazine," said Hardy.

"Men's magazine?"

Hefner didn't understand what Hardy meant for a moment and looked at Hardy inquiringly.

"I've decided on a name for the magazine: Playboy, and a logo that will be a bunny with a bow tie."

"Its cover must feature the most beautiful and sexiest girl, and she can show as much as possible and be as sexy as possible, as long as it is within the scope permitted by US law."

"There will also be a large number of exquisite copperplate color photos in the magazine. I want people to have their hormones surge and their blood boil when they see the name Playboy. I want to make it a gathering place for beauties, a paradise for men, and an enlightenment book for young boys."

Hefner's eyes widened. He had never expected that Mr. Hardy in front of him wanted to publish a romantic magazine.

"Of course, in addition to beauties, the content doesn't have to be vulgar. We can write about celebrity anecdotes, luxury cars and beauties, advocate liberation and freedom, express political stances, and even raise the anti-war banner. We can publish some sharp interviews or commentary articles written by well-known writers."

"I think that American society is still too conservative. We need to break with tradition. The new century has arrived. We need to liberate our thoughts, oppose tradition, and advocate freedom of love. I believe this will make us stand out."

"Remember, although our magazine has beautiful women, its style is not vulgar, but rather more elegant and refined."

After hearing what Hardy said, Hefner's original idea was quickly changed, and Hardy's point of view struck him like a bolt of lightning.

He suddenly realized.

The magazine Mr. Hardy was talking about was exactly the magazine he most wanted to see.

Hefner was shaking with excitement.

But he thought about it and said with some embarrassment: "If I make a copperplate magazine as you said, it will need a lot of photos. The price will probably be very expensive. The cost of one magazine will be more than 2 dollars."

"Then this magazine will be sold for $3.5. Sometimes the masses are not necessarily a good thing. Luxury goods are cherished by people. We can make Playboy a luxury item in the magazine industry." Hardy once again promoted his luxury theory.

Hefner nodded.

The person opposite is the boss. He thinks these things are okay and his mind is now immersed in how to make the magazine.

Especially for the first issue, we must find a beautiful lady. Hefner suddenly thought of something and looked up at Hardy.

"Mr. Hardy, I have an idea for the cover of the first magazine. She definitely meets our requirements. She is extremely beautiful. She is the first to appear nude. She has shot a sexy photo album. She is very, very beautiful and is treasured by many people."

"Her name is Hedy Lamarr. I'm sure you've heard of her, Mr. Hardy?"

hedy lamarr.

Hardy finally remembered the name. He had indeed heard of this name in Hollywood. She was previously signed to MGM, but her contract expired last year and she set up her own production company.

But what made Hardy remember this woman was that she would be called the mother of wifi in the future.

Hedy Lamarr was born in Vienna, Austro-Hungarian Empire. She was stunningly beautiful, with perfect features and elegant temperament. She loved performing, but unfortunately her works never won any awards, which became her lifelong regret.

She is not only an actress, but also a scientist. In 1941, she invented the "wireless frequency hopping technology" and became the first female scientist in the world to win the "Oscar Award for Invention".

Later, a little-known company developed CDMA wireless digital communication technology based on frequency hopping technology. This company later became Qualcomm.

Heidi has donated this technology to the US Navy free of charge.

But that was the military version.

Can I buy the civilian version of the patented technology now?

Will Qualcomm still exist in the future?

Even if they don't use it, if they want to research this technology in the future, they can't get around the patents in their hands, and they can do whatever they want with it.