Chapter 118

June 27, 1999.

A bombshell explodes in Hollywood.

The epic fantasy literary novel"The Lord of the Rings" written by"JRR Tolkien", a professor at Oxford University in England and a famous linguist, will soon be adapted into a movie.

The investors are"New Line Cinema" owned by Warner Bros., and"Meyers Pictures", a film company established by the little genius in Hollywood.

The total investment is said to be US$300 million.

Yes, the investment amount has increased. This is a decision made after discussion between Martin and Warner.

How can KouKouSouSou make a perfect blockbuster? Peter Jackson must be given room to play. 300 million should be enough. This number is more than the 295 million U.S. dollars in the previous life.

Martin's"Meyers Pictures" invested US$160 million, plus other miscellaneous items such as Martin's actor's salary, soundtrack fees, etc., and holds a 60% share.

New Line Cinema invested the remaining $135 million, taking a 40% share

"Meyers Pictures' large-scale investment shocked countless people inside and outside the industry. This was 160 million. Martin had only been in the industry for a long time, but he had made so much.

Someone calculated an account for Martin. From book royalties + music royalties + film investment returns + some miscellaneous income since his debut, his net worth has reached 180 million US dollars.

"The youngest self-made billionaire in history"

《The Los Angeles Times published such a sensational headline the day after the news broke.

The article stated:"Nearly three years have passed since the publication of our little genius's first original book"Kung Fu Panda" in 1996. During these three years, our little genius has been competing in writing, movies, and music. The rapid development on the road has made extremely eye-catching and even brilliant achievements."

"《"Kung Fu Panda" has sold 5.1 million copies so far,"Ready Player One" has sold 4.3 million copies, and"Harry Potter" is even more terrifying, having sold 3.2 million copies in less than a year."

In fact, since the beginning of 1999, the sales data of the first two books have slowed down a bit, but after the news came out that Martin beat Ben Affleck, the flat sales curve suddenly showed an upward trend."

"It is reported that many customers who buy Martin's novels are women. They take out the money in their pockets not for the books themselves, but to support their heroes. Martin's move to help Charlize has won him many hearts. But what’s interesting is that many people have become fans of Martin’s books after buying them back and reading them."

"At the same time, in terms of music, Martin's achievements are also extraordinary.……

"In terms of film and television, the returns on several films that Martin has written, participated in, and invested in are also extremely amazing.……"

"From the three tracks, Martin not only gained fame and influence, but also gained financial benefits that cannot be underestimated. According to statistics from this newspaper, Martin's income from these three aspects is approximately US$180 million.……"

"Our little genius has become the youngest self-made billionaire in American history. He is the representative of the American dream!"

Of course, if there are positive reviews, there will be negative ones.

Martin's old enemy"News of the World"》："Martin Meyers must have drifted off. Yes, he relied on his talents to make himself a billionaire, but this investment in"Lord of the Rings" was definitely a failed investment."

"Tolkien's works have always been considered the most difficult to adapt, because they involve the author's extremely grand fantasy world and various novel races. Moreover, his works have many fans and are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, even those famous directors. I can’t guarantee that I can make a movie that will satisfy most fans."

"Who is Peter Jackson?"

"Is a young director who has only made some B-level movies capable of controlling such a grand worldview?"

"Martin spent almost all of his net worth investing in this unknown guy. This was a gamble. If he lost the bet, he would lose most of the savings he had earned over the years and could only go home and ask for help. Parents need pocket money."

This statement is actually biased. Although Peter Jackson is not a famous director now, he is not an unknown director, otherwise New Line in the original timeline would not invest in him.

And even if Martin loses all the 160 million , I still have about 20 million in my hand, which is enough as pocket money!

《Just one day after the News of the World article was published, it was slapped in the face by another authoritative media.

That's the Fortune impurity. (To read exciting novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

Unlike most media, which pay more attention to Martin's achievements in art and entertainment,"Fortune", as a business magazine, pays more attention to the financial direction. The news channels it has are also mostly employees in the financial industry.

Therefore,"Fortune" Impurity got some different news.

"Martin's development in entertainment is certainly worthy of praise, but we found that this genius' talent is not only in entertainment, but his investment in the financial field is also surprising."

"According to well-informed sources, Martin has invested most of his net worth over the years in Yahoo, Microsoft, Apple and other Internet industries. So far, these investments have brought him huge returns."

"His net worth is definitely not just $180 million, but at least $410 million"

"Oh, Martin also invested in a small website called Google and became the largest shareholder of this Internet company. It is not yet clear how effective this investment will be, and it will take time to verify."

The media's report on Martin's wealth caused an uproar.

As we all know, the United States is a country that extremely worships wealth. A new billionaire will definitely attract people's attention, not to mention that this billionaire is still less than 14 years old. A year-old child!

Martin's fame began to quickly spread beyond his circle of book fans, music fans, and movie fans, spread to every corner of the United States, and then spread to other parts of the world outside the United States.

I don't know how many Families and many parents began to use Martin as a role model for educating their children - handsome, healthy, versatile, and able to make money, Martin simply became the perfect child template in the eyes of parents. It was also from this day that Martin truly became a national of the United States. Idol.

Even the President of the United States, Bill Zipperton, specifically mentioned Martin in an interview. He said:"Martin is a successful example of our American education. He proved that happy education in the United States is successful and outstanding, not the so-called 760 education for the stupid people, public schools can also produce geniuses."

But he did not mention at all that the public school Martin attended was in the top wealthy circles of Los Angeles, and the school's students were all children of the wealthy.

Most of the students in this school had tutors to make up lessons after school..

Moreover, because these rich people want to have good educational resources for their children - they donate to the school every year so that the school can build the most advanced teaching buildings and hire the best teachers.

Take the best public middle school in the United States - For example, the"Academic Magnet High School" located in North Charleston, South Carolina, receives an average of $3 million in donations each year, and the annual property taxes paid for the district housing in which this school belongs is also the highest. The most qualified in the United States.

(PS: Yes, you read that right, the United States also has school district housing.)

Students in this school, in addition to taking main courses every semester, must also take at least 5 graded courses. These courses include: Language Art, mathematics, science, social studies, foreign languages, art, sports, etc.

The coursework is very heavy, and this is not the so-called happy education.

And what Martin went to is such a public school. Students in this school have never experienced""Happy education" in the words of"Zipton".

Of course, as the president of the United States,"lying" is a necessary skill,"whitewashing" is a conventional weapon, and"blushing" is an important inheritance.

So what"Zipton" does is just It’s just the traditional behavior of an American president.

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