Due to the influence of their father, the Koch brothers all believe in libertarianism.
So-called libertarianism is a political philosophy that advocates that as long as individuals do not infringe on the equal freedom of others, individuals should enjoy absolute freedom to engage in any activities with their own property.
To put it bluntly, they oppose too much interference from the government, hate any censorship, and advocate liberalism.
Charles Koch's father has four sons in total. It is said that when the four brothers were young, their father always encouraged them to compete with each other. He often only bought one toy, and the four brothers had to compete in competitions or answer questions. Only the winner could get the toy.
Even if the four brothers fought each other in front of them, their father never stopped them...
Obviously, the result of such education is that the inheritance of the family property by the four brothers will be quite fierce-this is why the current Koch brothers are David Koch and Charles Koch who are in charge of Koch Industries.
At that time, the family inheritance rights were David Koch and Charles Koch, who ranked second and third, joined forces to fight against the combination of their eldest brother and younger brother, and finally the two won.
The Koch brothers' political funding is also to promote the libertarianism they believe in.
For example, the two brothers are very opposed to Guanhai and have invested money to fight against the Guanhai government...
In addition, although in many ways, the two brothers are supporters of TP, it is also because of the trade stick policy led by them that they broke up with TP and eventually fiercely criticized each other.
In this regard, Barron naturally supports the Koch brothers' propositions very much - after all, as a British, if he wants to expand investment in the United States, he certainly hopes that the United States will embrace liberalism and not interfere too much...
After chatting like this, Charles Koch almost regards Barron as a confidant...
"I think you just had a good chat with Charles?"
After Barron and Charles Koch separated, Robert Kennedy Jr. walked up to Barron and said.
"Just chatting casually, you know, I like making friends."
"Let's go find some fun together later?"
Hearing Robert Kennedy Jr.'s words, Barron shrugged and said:
"I already have an appointment."
The two exchanged a look that all men understand, and everything is self-evident.
Don't look at Robert Kennedy Jr., who is already over 60 years old, but his private life is still rich...
But he was even crazier when he was young, drinking, taking drugs... and having a chaotic private life.
So far, Robert Kennedy Jr. has had two marriages, but he inherited the Kennedy family's ancestral sex addiction. Later, according to his own confession, throughout the 1990s, he cheated more than 50 times a year on average...
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Hello, Your Highness..."
When Barron came to the room of the villa, he saw a girl in a red dress waiting inside.
This is the villa that Barron first bought on Malibu Beach. It was originally lived here by Rebecca, but after she moved to the manor in Beverly Hills, it has been idle.
There was a bit of timidity in the girl's voice, and her eyes revealed nervousness...
Barron looked at the girl leisurely, and finally stopped at her very familiar face:
"Your pupils were originally green?" "Yes, Your Highness, it's brown in the movie... Because the heroine in the novel has brown pupils, so I wore contact lenses to change the color of my pupils."
Yes, the girl in the red dress in front of Barron is Christine Stuart, the actress of the first movie of "Twilight" which was just released not long ago.
Interestingly, she is also named Stuart like Barron's wife Bonnie, and both of them have emerald green pupils...
The first movie of "Twilight", "Twilight", was filmed in just two months and was released in early April. The box office reached 70 million US dollars in the first weekend, becoming the North American box office champion of the week.
The investment in this movie is only 40 million US dollars, so from now on, it is definitely no problem for the movie to make a profit, and not only that, it can also make a lot of money for Marvel-MGM Group.
After all, the box office revenue of Hollywood movies often accounts for only about a quarter of the total revenue of the film.
This is different from Chinese movies that mainly rely on box office revenue. In terms of profit-making methods, Hollywood movies are more diverse.
For example, for films that are slightly competitive and released in theaters, the North American box office share is usually around 50%, and the overseas box office share is around 40%.
In addition, there are also incomes in the form of TV broadcast authorization, disc sharing, airlines and some high-end venues, and peripheral products.
Barron remembers that the original time and space "Twilight" movie made a lot of money, and it won't be much different now-this is also the first hit movie launched after the establishment of Marvel-MGM Group ("Casino Royale" is not a Marvel-MGM Group production).
Although it is obvious that through this movie, Kristen Stuart will undoubtedly become famous, not to mention that she is just an actress who is about to become famous, even those movie queens and superstars need to act carefully in front of Barron, a powerful boss.
Therefore, it is not difficult to understand her nervousness and trembling when facing Barron now.
Kristen is just 18 years old. In fact, she is also a "child star". She has played the daughter of Jodie Foster in "Panic Room" since she was 12 years old...
In many cases like this in the United States, if a child has a talent for acting, they will focus on training him/her so that he/she can become a star to make money for himself/herself
. A typical example is Macaulay Culkin, who became famous for starring in "Home Alone" when he was only 10 years old; another is Lindsay Lohan, who became famous at the age of 12. Kristen is lucky, at least her parents are not too eager for quick success.
But up to now, Kristen has been "debuted" for more than five years. In the Hollywood fame and fortune, she has been influenced by her parents. Even though she is usually well protected by her parents, she also understands that it is the dream of many people to have the opportunity to meet a big man like Barron.
Before this, she mostly starred in low-cost art films. Although "Twilight" is not a big production, it is already Kristen's best opportunity for a commercial film.
"Do you know what you are going to do today?"
Barron didn't have the patience to "talk about love" with this girl...
Under his aggressive gaze, although she had been mentally prepared before coming here, Christine still felt a little nervous.
"I... Your Highness the Duke..."
Christine stretched her arms behind her, there was a sound of zipper, and then the red skirt slid down to the carpet.
Although Christine is not a top beauty, she is also a beautiful woman with a unique style, and... she is young, has a very good figure, and glowing white skin...
"Should I take a shower first..."
Her slightly trembling eyelashes represented Christine's nervousness at the moment.
Barron smiled, relaxing the atmosphere in the room:
"Let's take a shower together, I think this will save some money..."