David Ellison: Movie Mogul For The New Age

Let’s state the obvious: David Ellison started life on third base. When your dad is Oracle’s centibillionaire founder, you have infinite capital.

But having infinite capital doesn’t automatically let you swallow Paramount Global whole, merge it with your own company (Skydance), and then immediately start a brutal bidding war with Netflix over Warner Bros. Discovery in 2026. Plenty of billionaires’ kids just buy yachts; David is buying legacy empires.

Why? Because his internal operating system isn’t wired for creation; it’s engineered for High-Stakes Acquisition.

Here is the “Mogul Engine” decoded:

The 0% “Resource” Reality (Why he dropped out of USC)

In BaZi, the “Resource” Element (Wood, in his case) governs traditional education, patience, and step-by-step organic growth. David’s chart has exactly 0% Wood.

Translation: He is psychologically incapable of sitting in a classroom or patiently building a studio from the ground up. He lacks the “builder” gene. Instead, his chart is 36% Wealth (Capital) and 31% Power (Authority). He doesn’t create; he commands. He bypasses the line by buying the building.

The 2022 “Triple Wealth” Hack

Why did the massive Paramount acquisition happen now and not 10 years ago? Ellison has a very “Feeble” Day Master. For 39 years, his chart was in “Follow the Wealth” mode, co-financing movies and riding the coattails of bigger studios.

But in February 2022, his 10-year Luck Pillar shifted, locking his chart into a rare Triple Metal Combination (Snake-Rooster-Ox). For his profile, Metal = Institutional Wealth. It acted like a steroid injection to his authority, giving him the exact executive presence needed to stop co-financing and start acquiring.

His chart is dominated by Yin Metal, providing him with Pioneer Talent. It indicates risk-taking, in business and in private life (he is a highly accomplished aerobatic pilot who began flying at age 13). So we are dealing with a highly energetic individual who likes doing things his way,

Two Water stems at the top give him access to authorities and make him rather charismatic, able to mingle effortlessly with the top levels of society.

The 2026/2027 Corporate Bloodbath

He is currently fighting Netflix for Warner Bros. Discovery, but the data shows massive turbulence ahead.

2026 (The Harm): This year’s energy directly “harms” his Month Branch (which governs Corporate Headquarters). This indicates the extreme FCC scrutiny, internal sabotage, and legacy Paramount executives fighting his new regime.

2027 (The Clash): Next year brings a direct “Clash” to his corporate structure. Prediction? A massive, ruthless restructuring. With 0% Resource, Ellison has zero sentimental attachment to the “old Hollywood” way. He will gut the legacy infrastructure to mold it into his vision for Skydance.

Bottom Line: David Ellison is a masterclass in timing your career moves to your astrological “Phase Shifts.” He survived being a small fish in a big pond by knowing exactly when his 10-year window of sovereign power opened.

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