Chapter 642 Aircraft Formation

Do you think that Kodak, which mainly makes profits by selling film, would go to great lengths to secretly invest resources and make plans to build a new "small account" in order to promote digital camera technology?

Without the blessing of the "rebirth perspective", it is normal for such a company to get such technology, put it aside, or even resist it to a certain extent.

Then for the centralized US dollar, which can control the global financial system and easily reap wealth, it is impossible for the United States to make a huge plan to promote the concept of "decentralized currency" - not to mention that Barron does not think they can have the patience and necessity to make such a "plan" at the current node...

It's just that any concept that can be used as an "investment product" will attract capital after reaching a certain scale, which is very normal.

And after seeing certain opportunities, many forces will begin to intervene...

For example, the so-called "anonymity" of BitC, if it only exists in the form of BitC, it can indeed be separated from your real identity, but as long as it interacts with legal currency, it will inevitably involve the KYC (Know Your Customer) rules of the exchange - that is, real-name authentication.

Except for those "ancient whales" that have been sleeping in their accounts since the beginning and have almost never traded, any account that has been involved in exchange transactions later will find it difficult to remain "anonymous".

After all, BitC's transactions can be publicly queried on its network.

Barron knew that ten years later, the institutions controlled by the United States would be able to track the information of more than 80% of BitC account owners.

This is why they have the confidence to propose taxation on the profits of digital currency transactions.

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After meeting Ao Guanhai and ordering a few planes, Barron began his journey back to England.

Yes, he ordered a few more planes, including Gulfstream's newer model G550.

Affected by the subprime mortgage crisis, Gulfstream is also having a hard time. It can be said that the global business jet and private jet markets have been greatly affected.

This can be seen from the rise of some aircraft leasing businesses.

After all, not only some wealthy people who had previously ordered private jets chose to suspend their orders due to bankruptcy or huge losses, but even some companies changed their original plans to purchase business jets to temporary leasing...

This has led to more and more default orders in the hands of manufacturers including Gulfstream and Bombardier.

And models that originally needed to wait for a year or even longer can also greatly shorten the delivery time by purchasing orders that are no longer fulfilled, and the prices of many orders can be broken... Especially those with more customized items.

In this case, Barron took this opportunity to choose some orders and buy them.

After all, although his Devonshire is large enough to carry the accompanying personnel, a large amount of luggage and the fleet at one time, it is precisely because of its large size that the requirements for airport takeoff and landing are also very high. If it is going to some big cities, there is no problem, but relatively small cities or remote areas, then it is impossible to take off and land directly, and it is necessary to find a large airport nearby and then transport it by car.

Compared with the Devonshire, medium-sized aircraft such as the Gulfstream G550 have much looser requirements for airports, and most airports can meet its takeoff and landing conditions.

But the problem is that under the premise of ensuring the comfort of Barron's journey, the passenger and cargo capacity of such an aircraft is limited. It is impossible to say that all of Barron's entourage and the fleet can be carried at one time.

Well, in this case, a single plane cannot meet the load, so let's have a few more...

Anyway, now for the Gulfstream G550, if the original deposit is deducted and Gulfstream gives some discounts...several planes can't catch up with Barron's Devonshire.

At that time, one plane will be used for Barron and his personal staff, which can be luxuriously decorated, one will be used as a business jet for the entourage, and one will be a cargo plane to load luggage and fleet, um, perfect.

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"Your Highness, "Downton Abbey" will be released during the Christmas season. According to the predictions of professional organizations, this movie has become one of the most anticipated films during this period..."

The Devonshire was flying at an altitude of 30,000 feet, and in Barron's private office on the plane, he was leaning back in his chair with his eyes closed, enjoying the massage from his personal assistant Zhang Junning while listening to her report on some recent matters of his company.

At present, a total of six "Downton Abbey" TV series have been broadcast. After that, this series of IP will have at least two movies planned.

As early as the first half of this year, the first film of "Downton Abbey", co-produced by Summit Studio under SEM Group and MGM Pictures under Marvel-MGM Group, has completed filming. According to the plan, it will be released during the Christmas season this year.

Most of this movie is still performed by the actors of the TV series version. Well, Rebecca, who played the third lady in "Downton Abbey", also took time out to join the crew.

This is her first movie after having a child. Before that, she had successfully transformed into a producer and manager of film and television projects.

In Barron's original time and space, the movie version of "Downton Abbey" was also a great success, with very satisfactory box office.

Now, after years of broadcasting, this IP has also gathered a large number of fans, not only in Britain and Europe, but also in North America, Australia and parts of Asia.

Therefore, this time the movie version of "Downton Abbey" will also choose to premiere in Britain, and then be released around the world in turn.

In addition to the movie version of "Downton Abbey", the first and second seasons of "Succession" have also won countless praises and many awards.

In this year's Emmy Awards, "Succession" won 5 awards out of 6 nominations, which can be said to be the biggest winner of the Emmy Awards for TV series.

Although Fan Bingbing did not win the award for this, he also used this to brush up his presence in Europe and the United States.

In terms of movies, MGM Studios' "Rocky 5" will be released in January next year, and "Thor" will also be released in March. In addition, new movies including "Twilight" have also been approved and will start shooting at the beginning of next year. It can be said that they are on the right track.

Moreover, the more economic crises occur, the more low-cost entertainment methods such as movies, TV series, and games will be more popular than usual.

I believe that Marvel-MGM Group will usher in another fruitful year.