Los Angeles International Airport.
Kyle and his party had just landed and arrived at the airport when a team came to meet them, led by none other than Kyle's chief assistant, Alexander.
Of course, Kyle's private lawyer, Paul Goodman, and his private financial advisor, Anna Josephine, were also in the lineup.
"Boss, welcome back." Alexander gave Kyle a big hug.
Paul Goodman and Anna also hugged him enthusiastically.
Kyle looked around the airport and couldn't help but complain, "This Los Angeles airport hasn't changed in over a decade. It took three days just to coordinate our business jet's flight path and parking spot, otherwise I would have been back sooner."
Golden Dawn Entertainment Group did have a business jet, that was true, but unfortunately, it didn't have a dedicated parking spot yet. The plane's takeoff and landing still had to be done at Los Angeles International Airport.
"Boss, aren't you planning to build an industrial park in Seattle? We can just build a dedicated airport there then," Alexander laughed.
Kyle scolded with a smile, "Like you said, that's in Seattle, not Los Angeles."
His private financial advisor, Ms. Anna Josephine, smiled and said, "Based on the money you've made on Wall Street recently, Boss, building a dedicated parking airport in Los Angeles would be an easy task."
Paul Goodman chimed in, "Forget building one airport; even building ten would be well within the Boss's financial reach."
Hearing this, Kyle couldn't help but feel secretly delighted.
It had to be said that in this once-in-a-lifetime Dot-com Bubble, Kyle had made a fortune, grabbing the most delicious piece of the cake.
As of now, Gale Capital's cumulative profit was as high as nearly 3 billion USD, and the money allocated to Kyle's hands would definitely not be less than 1.5 billion USD.
Don't think it's too little!
If Kyle hadn't been cautious enough, he would definitely be invited to drink tea by the relevant departments right now. After all, the severity of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's penalties is notoriously terrifying.
Just recently, before Kyle returned to Los Angeles, he had heard some rumors.
The SEC has already begun investigating the Big Five Investment Banks, including more than 30 medium-sized investment banks.
If nothing unexpected happens, they will face massive fines. The kind of fine that makes people cough up blood.
"Let's go, we're going to my house now," Kyle said.
Alexander, Paul Goodman, Anna, and the others immediately followed.
At the same time, the group's vigorous momentum certainly attracted the attention of the passengers around the airport.
"Huh?"
"Goodfellas, they really look impressive."
"Tell me about it. Looking at their clothes, you know they're worth a fortune. Plus, the security team around them is quite large, and with their bulging waists, they all look like they're carrying guns."
"I know... he's Kyle Page!"
"Huh? It really is him!"
"I've seen the recent reports; I heard this guy Kyle made a lot of money again."
The airport passengers and staff all broke out into discussion as they watched Kyle's group move further away.
It couldn't be helped; Kyle, who had made a killing in the Dot-com Bubble, was now like walking traffic.
Like a firefly in the dark night!
The Dot-com Bubble caused many companies to collapse and many wealthy people to go bankrupt, but... Kyle didn't suffer much loss; instead, he made a huge profit. Therefore, it was hard for Kyle not to attract attention... Before long, Kyle's group arrived at his Villa in the Burbank area.
As soon as he entered the Villa, Kyle gave his first order.
"Contact the security company to replace the security equipment with newer and better models. At the same time, increase the frequency of security patrols in the near future," Kyle said with a solemn expression.
It couldn't be helped; Kyle was just that afraid of death.
"Famous Billionaire Kyle Page Attacked by Thugs, Dies at Home."
He didn't want to appear on this news headline under any circumstances. Well, it was also to blame that Kyle's limelight had been too strong lately.
"Anna, what are the results of the high-quality assets I asked you to collect that suffered heavy losses in this Dot-com Bubble?" Kyle asked as soon as he sat down.
Anna also had a vigorous personality and immediately took out a stack of reports and handed them to Kyle.
She said, "Boss, after 20 days of collection and analysis by the team, we have selected a total of 30 high-quality assets for you that are undervalued, have cash flow problems, and are in urgent need of investment."
30 companies?!
Kyle immediately showed a smile. Flipping through the information, the very first company caught him very much by surprise.
—Mars Company.
It is a food company whose main business is the production and sale of snacks and pet food. People who are not familiar with American companies might find the name Mars Company extremely foreign.
However, you must have heard of the products under this company!
Dove, M&M'S, Snickers, Wrigley... these World-renowned snack brands are all products under Mars Company.
From 2017 to 2019, for three consecutive years, its annual sales exceeded 30 billion USD;
Especially chocolate snacks, which can be called number one in the World in terms of sales volume!
On the 2020 Forbes list of the wealthiest Americans, the two major shareholders of Mars Company, Jacqueline Mars and John Mars, were ranked 18th and 19th with 28.9 billion USD and 27.3 billion USD respectively.
"Rich and powerful" is not enough to describe these two siblings.
At the same time, the four billionaires ranked 81st to 84th on the 2020 Forbes list were also shareholders of Mars Company.
In a word, Mars Company is awesome in the future.
However... that is in the future!
Right now, the main chocolate product under Mars Company is just Dove. As for M&M'S and Snickers, they haven't even been produced yet; and Wrigley Company hasn't been acquired by Mars Company either.
"That's not right!"
Kyle looked at Anna in confusion and asked, "As far as I know, Mars Company's development is going very smoothly; they shouldn't be very short on money."
Paul Goodman and the others also looked at Anna in confusion.
"Boss and everyone, there's something you don't know!"
Anna laughed, "Mars Company's main business in snacks and pet food is developing very well, quite impressively even, but starting in 1999, they also entered the internet field and electronics manufacturing. Dragged down by the business and financial situation of their subsidiaries, they lost at least 3 billion USD in this Dot-com Bubble."
Holy crap!
Suddenly, Kyle was delighted.
Alexander, Paul Goodman, and the others present also laughed one after another.
To not take what Heaven offers is to invite chaos.
Mars Company is a high-quality asset, and Kyle now has billions of dollars in cash in his hands. This is practically waiting specifically for Kyle!
"If I miss this, God won't forgive me," Kyle laughed loudly.
Dove, Mars, M&M'S, Snickers, UNCLE BEN'S, Orbit, Pedigree, Royal Canin, Whiskas, and Twix... Mars Company, with so many brands, is definitely an enterprise that can bring Kyle huge returns in the future.
"But... Boss, we're not the only ones eyeing Mars Company right now. It's said that Don Valentine and Arthur Rock have also set their sights on this cake," Anna said solemnly.
Hearing this, Kyle's pupils immediately constricted.
Don Valentine, the founder of Sequoia Capital;
Arthur Rock, the famous financial backer behind Fairchild Semiconductor;
These two, along with John Doerr and Vinod Khosla, are collectively known to the World as the 'Four Kings of Venture Capital,' and are definitely several people at the pinnacle of the venture capital World with illustrious reputations.
For a moment, the atmosphere in the Villa's living room became somewhat solemn.
After all, the opponents' strength was very formidable.
Of course, Kyle's current strength wasn't bad either, and many people also called Kyle the 'Little King of Venture Capital.'
Knock, knock, knock~
Kyle tapped the tabletop in front of him. After ten seconds, he pondered and said, "Leave the information here for now, I'll look at it again, but Anna, you must keep a close eye on Mars Company for me."
Having to invest in some high-quality assets while also working on the lara croft: tomb raider movie, Kyle suddenly felt his head getting big.