9 PM.
Kyle was alone in his study at home, sketching and planning the future of his company.
As of now, Kyle owns many, many companies, and the number of companies in which he holds shares is even greater.
Golden Dawn Entertainment Group is Kyle's most important industry.
Its subsidiaries include Page Pictures, UPN Television Network, WB Television Network, Golden Dawn Music, Golden Dawn Publishing, Under Armour Sports Goods Company, Manchester City Club, World Wrestling Entertainment, PopCap Games, Waterworld Animation Company, SpongeBob SquarePants Merchandise Chain Stores (including Bratz Doll Factory), Golden Dawn Radio... a total of 17 subsidiaries.
Today, the entire Golden Dawn Entertainment Group has become a force that cannot be ignored in Hollywood, especially after becoming the overlord of the 2000 Christmas holiday season, which made Golden Dawn Entertainment unrivaled for a time.
Judging solely from its profitability, media power, and distribution channel advantages, Golden Dawn Entertainment Group is definitely one of the top ten media giants in the United States.
And all of this took only 5 years!
A miracle!
Many American entrepreneurs exclaimed, "This is a miracle, an incredible, astonishing, and great achievement."
In fact, Kyle himself was very proud of this.
In June 1999, the overall value of Golden Dawn Entertainment Group was 3.26 billion US dollars!
Among the major film companies in Hollywood, its overall strength ranked 8th;
In the field of major media companies in the United States, it ranked 17th!
But... what about now?
More than a year later, it has already developed by leaps and bounds!
In December 2000, according to the latest issue of Forbes magazine, the overall value of Golden Dawn Entertainment Group reached 5.8 billion US dollars;
Among the major film companies in Hollywood, its overall strength ranked 7th, second only to the Hollywood Big Six, and has already surpassed MGM and DreamWorks;
In the field of major media companies in the United States, it ranked among the top ten, climbing several places.
This is definitely a huge leap!
In a year and a half, the overall market value of Golden Dawn Entertainment Group soared from 3.26 billion US dollars to 5.8 billion US dollars, an increase of more than 2.5 billion US dollars.
The rapid growth stunned countless people.
Forbes magazine published an article stating: "Since the dot-com bubble crisis, Mr. Kyle Page has acquired several film and television companies, local TV stations, and local radio stations with a large sum of money, spending more than 300 million US dollars, and quickly merged them into various subsidiaries under the Golden Dawn Entertainment Group. From this point of view, the overall market value of Golden Dawn Entertainment Company rising is very reasonable."
"Secondly, the two films'Spider-Man' and 'Harry Potter' have made immense contributions!"
"The two films have made huge contributions to the Golden Dawn Entertainment Group."
"At the same time, with the hundred-billion-dollar plan for books, movies, theme parks, and various industry peripherals built around the 'Harry Potter' series, we are very confident that by this time next year, the overall market value of Golden Dawn Entertainment Group will increase by another 1 billion US dollars, or even 2 billion US dollars, which is very likely!"
"The most crucial thing is its subsidiary, Waterworld Animation Company. Since its listing in November 1999, its market value has reached 1.9 billion US dollars."
"Within 5 years, Golden Dawn Entertainment Group will definitely become a giant company with a market value of tens of billions of dollars!"
Forbes magazine gave a very high evaluation of Golden Dawn Entertainment Group, which won the approval of many readers.
However... Apple CEO Steve Jobs scoffed: "Forbes magazine is too conservative. According to my understanding of that scoundrel Kyle, 5 years? He can't wait that long! In at most 3 years, Golden Dawn Entertainment Company will definitely become a media company with a market value of over 10 billion US dollars, or even higher!"
These remarks made quite a few people shake their heads.
They thought Jobs was overly exaggerating.
However, those who knew Kyle well, such as John Lasseter, Sumner Redstone, Rupert Murdoch, and Mr. Bill, all highly agreed with Jobs' remarks.
Mattel CEO Mainz, facing an interview, said in a deep voice: "Waterworld Animation Company has a market value of 1.9 billion US dollars, and Page Pictures is valued at over 2.1 billion US dollars. These two alone add up to over 4 billion US dollars."
After a pause, he added: "The television group under Golden Dawn Entertainment Group, which includes the UPN and WB television networks, Forbes magazine says it's worth 1.2 billion US dollars, but I'd say it's far more than that, at least 2 billion US dollars."
Finally, Mainz said quietly: "The Bratz Doll Factory's revenue in 2000 exceeded 2.5 billion US dollars. Just this alone is a company worth over 3 billion US dollars."
In short.
Mattel CEO Mainz believes that the report given by Forbes magazine is completely lower than the actual value of Golden Dawn Entertainment Group.
Time magazine published an article stating: "Golden Dawn Entertainment Group is a company with an overall valuation of over 7 billion US dollars."
That's right, Time magazine's overall market value estimate for Golden Dawn Entertainment Group far exceeded that of Forbes magazine... "No matter what Forbes and Time magazines say, Golden Dawn Entertainment Group still has a long way to go," Kyle thought to himself.
Indeed.
It should be noted that in early 2000, America Online's acquisition of Time Warner Company offered an acquisition price of 181 billion US dollars in the form of cash + stock;
The Disney Group's current market value exceeds 45 billion US dollars, and in September 2020, its market value reached nearly 240 billion US dollars;
Compared to these giant enterprises, Golden Dawn Entertainment Group undoubtedly still has a long way to go. Although Kyle is a person deeply influenced by "small-scale peasant thinking," he will never get carried away, at most, he will be smug for a while...
In addition to Golden Dawn Entertainment Group, Kyle's companies also include several holding companies.
LinkedIn, California Standard Bank, McAfee (antivirus) Software Company, Gale Capital, European Starship Technology... As for companies in which he holds a small number of shares, there are even more.
Google, Amazon Mall, Apple, Mars Company... Oh, and of course, a technology park whose initial investment has already exceeded 2 billion US dollars.
"I didn't realize it until I calculated it, but my current net worth is already close to 15 billion US dollars. And this is still because internet and tech stocks are in a slump right now, otherwise my net worth would definitely exceed 30 billion US dollars!"
Kyle was also shocked.
It has to be said that Kyle's current wealth is indeed astonishing. The new 81 Chinese website updates the fastest on the computer side:
An internet bubble swept the globe, causing the wealthy on the Forbes list to see their net worth shrink significantly. Bill Gates alone lost over 50 billion US dollars in personal paper wealth.
"Tsk tsk tsk~"
"This is also why the Forbes ranking release date has already passed, otherwise, my current 15 billion US dollars in wealth could completely rank among the top 20 on the world's richest list."