The Tyrant Billionaire

After Andy left, these guys started being cautious again and spread the news that the HD boss was preparing to acquire them.

Upon hearing this news, many people followed suit, and the stock price began to rise.

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

"It has risen to $0.29 today, which is 0.8 cents higher than our acquisition 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 play along."

"There are so many health product companies on the market, and their conditions aren't particularly good. Since that's the case, let's change our strategy and take a big bite out of them."

"We already have 61% of the health product company's outstanding shares, making money from shaking stocks wouldn't be difficult."

While Andy prepared, Hardy called the original head of the magazine company to a meeting, who was also the editor in chief of the magazine.

"Hello, Mr. Hafner, I'm John Hardy." Hardy smiled and shook hands with the other party.

Mr. Hafner, in his forties this year, shook hands with Hardy and said, "Mr. Hardy, I should call you boss now."

"Let's sit down and talk about the future of the magazine company." Hardy poured a glass of wine for the other party, and they both sat down.

"It seems that Mr. Hardy already has some ideas about the direction of the magazine company?" Mr. Hafner asked.

"I do have some ideas. I want to create a specialized men's magazine." Hardy said.

"A men's magazine?"

Mr. Hafner didn't quite understand Hardy's meaning for a moment and looked at Hardy inquisitively.

"I already have a name in mind for the magazine. It will be called 'Playboy,' and the logo will be a rabbit wearing a bow tie."

"The cover must feature the most beautiful and sexy women, within the limits allowed by American law. As revealing and sexy as possible. We want to make it a haven for men, a publication for boys' enlightenment."

"Of course, besides beautiful women, the content won't necessarily be lowbrow. We can write about celebrity gossip, luxury cars, advocate liberation and freedom, express political positions, raise anti war banners, publish some sharp interviews, or commentaries written by well known authors."

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

"Remember, although our magazine has beauties, the style is not vulgar, on the contrary, it will be even more elegant and refined."

After listening to Hardy's words, Hefner's original idea was quickly reversed. Hardy's point of view struck him like a bolt of lightning.

He suddenly felt. The magazine Mr. Hardy described was simply the magazine he most hoped to see.

Mr. Hafner was trembling with excitement.

But after thinking about it, he said with some difficulty, "If you produce a copperplate magazine with many photos, the price will probably be very expensive. The cost of one magazine would exceed $2."

"In that case, let's sell this magazine for $3.5. Sometimes, the cheaper your items are, the less valued they will be, Luxury items are cherished. We can turn Playboy into a luxury item in the magazine industry." Hardy promoted his luxury theory again.

Mr. Hafner nodded.

This person across from him was the boss; he believed these things could be done. He was already immersed in thinking about how to produce the magazine.

Especially for the first volume, he must find a woman who is presentable. Suddenly, Mr. Hafner thought of something and looked up at Hardy.

"Mr. Hardy, I have thought of someone for the cover of the first volume, who absolutely meets our requirements. She is extremely beautiful, has appeared on famous covers before, and has released a very sexy photo album, She is very beautiful and cherished by many people."

"Her name is Hedy Lamarr. Mr. Hardy should have heard of her?"

Hardy finally remembered this name. He had indeed heard of this name in Hollywood before. She was previously signed with 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 had another title in the future, known as the mother of Wi-Fi.

Hedy Lamarr was born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary, and was incredibly beautiful, with perfect looks and an elegant demeanor. She loved performing, but unfortunately, her work did not receive any awards, which became her lifelong regret.

She was not only an actress but also a scientist. In 1941, she invented "spread spectrum technology," becoming the first female scientist in the world to win the "Oscar of the Invention World."

Later, there was an unknown little company that developed CDMA wireless digital communication technology based on spread spectrum technology. This company was later Qualcomm.

She had already donated this technology to the US Navy for free.

But that was the military version.

Hardy thought about buying the civilian version of the patent technology.

Even if he didn't use it now, if another company wanted to research this technology in the future, they couldn't bypass the patents he held. and he could manipulate them as he wished.

"Hafner, let's tentatively set the cover of the first issue with Miss Hedy Lamarr. You contact Miss Lamarr to see if she's willing to be featured. If she agrees, we'll shoot a perfect set of photos."

"Also having just her won't be enough. We need a lot of beautiful and sexy women. Go find Edward, the general manager of HD Pictures, he'll make arrangements."

HD Pictures not only merged with Sigel's Noah Film Company but also previously swallowed up the Spanish gang's adult film company.

The adult film company originally had more than a dozen signed actresses who acted in adult films. Taking some sexy photos shouldn't be a problem.

Being featured in a magazine would be a form of publicity for them too. They might become famous and become real stars, significantly increasing their value.

This is resource integration, which multiplies benefits for Hardy in the long term.