MTL - Investment Life-Chapter 171

The box was set, and the next thing naturally started. Of these three companies, Eagle's Nest Alliance is the best liquidator. As a CD-ROM and software agent publisher, Eagle's Nest has also developed rapidly in the past two years. With News Corporation as its actual controller, its distribution channel is naturally beyond doubt. In addition, The introduction of the twentieth-century Fox Film Company and the Chinese film company has opened up the potential, and the potential has been raised to a higher level.

In contrast, the zero hour position is a bit awkward. As Mr. Harold said, the zero-hour company is essentially the research and development department of Feiyan, and only cooperates with News Corporation for financing. Therefore, even at zero hours, it has its own development direction and is not the same as Feiyan's R & D department, but the dependence on Feiyan is still quite large. In addition, most of the shares are in Feiyan's hands, which is basically a joint venture subsidiary.

Such conditions are naturally not conducive to market operations. But when the detailed results of the zero-hour show in front of Goldman Sachs, they were still surprised. It turned out that Feiyan didn't treat this company as a pure laboratory. On the contrary, it still has considerable independence in the company's operation. The CEO currently hired by Piere is from at & t, the largest company in the United States. The telecommunications company itself has a well-known scientific institution such as Bell Labs, so he has his own unique insights into the balance of sales and technology.

Under the leadership of this experienced ceo who is quite veteran, not only did he not fall into the "laboratory dilemma", but he has made some achievements in the application and promotion of patent rights. Now the company has 78 patents and has also opened up. A disc coating factory specializing in the production of patented products under its own name. Such a factory can't reasonably get the maximum profit, but due to the relationship between Feiyan and China, the zero-time production department is directly located in Zhuhai, and it is likely to relocate to the vicinity of Western Henan Mining, which has a lot of raw materials. With its technological strength, China ’s cheap labor costs, and its vast market, the zero hour may indeed be more attractive than expected.

The last two companies completed the evaluation together. The market value of Eagle's Nest is set at 730 million US dollars. After listing, it plans to raise 100 million U.S. dollars. It is slightly lower at zero and plans to raise 70 million U.S. dollars. Both were listed on the Nasdaq Mainboard.

The most important Feiyan is not ready to be listed on the NASDAQ. To stagger the Internet bubble a few years later, Chen Yuanming was even more interested in the New York Stock Exchange. As the main board, the New York Stock Exchange not only has a larger disk, but also has a stronger ability to resist risks. At the same time, Feiyan's plan introduced a concept that the stocks to be issued are divided into two types: a and b. Class a has more voting rights, while class b directly faces the market.

This idea also comes from the idea of ​​Warren Buffett. The Berkshire-Hathaway company under Buffett's name has the world's strangest stock operation model. The share price of a share is $ 100,000, and the share price of b share is around $ 4,000. The sky-high price of a share means that no one can easily operate it. It also has far more voting power and decision power than B shares, which ensures that the company's power is firmly controlled in Buffett's hands. This concept has also been used by later generations of Google and Baidu, and has achieved great success with ipo.

What Chen Yuanming needs to guarantee is his own absolute control over Feiyan. The sole purpose of Feiyan's listing is to further finance and expand its own development capabilities, rather than send them to other people to serve as fish.

Just such a model is bound to infringe on some of Goldman's interests. Although preliminary cooperation intentions were reached with Goldman Sachs, Chen Yuanming did not regard this company as a truly innocent and morally conscientious company. Efforts made in anti-malicious mergers and acquisitions can not conceal the foulness under the bright appearance of Goldman Sachs. In the previous Shuanghui case, the black hands of CNPC, etc., it is obvious that Goldman Sachs showed cruelty and cunning when it swallowed other companies' businesses. No different from institutions like Morgan Stanley and Quantum Fund, Goldman Sachs is just a glorious layer of cover on the outside, and its essence is still a **** crocodile who is only profitable and insatiable.

When dealing with such bloodthirsty beasts, Chen Yuanming doesn't mind spending longer. As a company with great potential, especially for Chen Yuanming's talent in venture capital, and his close relationship with the Chinese government, Goldman Sachs has been able to endure his energies and concentrate on entering rounds of negotiation and negotiation.

Of course, while dealing with listing issues, Feiyan has finally taken a big step towards another gate. After more than half a year of special R & D, some surprising results have been achieved in flash memory at zero. At the same time, due to deliberate pre-investment, Sandisk, the company that first developed the flash memory card, has been brought to Feiyan by merger and acquisition. system.

Today, the true use of flash memory has not been valued by the world, but when the "digital" concept really begins to mature, flash memory cards will become one of the core products of digital technology. As small as a USB flash drive, mp3, and as large as a smart phone or digital camera, this small card also carries the take-off of digital technology. This urgent need for research and development is precisely the intention of the three companies to go public this time. In the next three years, Siemens' MMC card, Toshiba's SD card, and Sony's memory stick will appear one by one. At that time, the first round of the digital war will begin, and it really won't wait for me ...

It took more than a month here in Silicon Valley. Just before Christmas Eve, Chen Yuanming took the time to go to Blizzard and spent Christmas Eve with the group of game boys. Now Blizzard is not the original Blizzard. Due to the hot sales of two Warcraft games and the huge profits made on peripheral products, Blizzard has grown again, acquired the previously funded dor studio, and established a new Blizzard in the north.

This acquisition also means that this masterpiece is officially on the sale schedule.

Due to the abundant funds of Blizzard, this time Blizzard did not embark on the old way of embezzling production funds of other companies, but instead began its own masterpiece with great concentration. Abundant funds and human resources naturally make Diablo's progress like a godsend. In the continuous communication with Blizzard, Mike and Allen have gradually discovered the significance of this game for Blizzard. After some negotiation, the two companies merged into one.

With Blizzard's assistance, Diablo is taking shape at a rate unthinkable by ordinary people, and it has issued a sales notice before the Christmas holiday and is scheduled to be officially released on Christmas Eve.

With this sale, I also learned that Chen Yuanming is now in the United States. How can these young people not drag him to the thief boat. A hotel was rented next to the largest software sales store in San Francisco. The celebration party and Christmas party were held here. It's just that compared to Chen Yuanming's calmness, this group of boys is obviously more enthusiastic about the scene outside the window, and from time to time, some people send out cheers, "Look, ten more!"

That's right, after continuing the hot buying spree of Microsoft Windows 95 overnight, Blizzard finally ushered in the first such treatment. It was only at 10 o'clock in the evening, there were long queues in front of the store. Amidst the bitter cold wind and the snowflakes falling with the wind, a large number of Blizzard fans were eagerly looking forward to getting this new work at the fastest speed.

For the purpose of Diablo's propaganda, this time Blizzard used the Internet. As early as two months ago, a coveted notice was posted on the official website. In the pre-Internet era where the speed was still kb, they also used today's fashionable futuresplash mode, which is the famous flash animation in later generations. Bringing amazing publicity to Diablo. At the same time, with the help of the game publisher Eagles Nest Alliance, the game ’s expectations in the player ’s mind have been maximized, until today it has completely detonated.

"One hundred! We have a hundred!"

There was a cheer from somewhere. Most of the people in the room raised their wine glasses and joined the celebration. This is just a store in San Francisco. How many players are waiting enthusiastically on a snowy night in the United States?

Compared to the four "Dark Fathers" in Blizzard North, Mike's mood is much more stable today. Unlike Allen's pure passion for games, Mike has now begun to show off his commercial talents, becoming the most talkative of the Blizzard Group. Since going on a China tour last year and completely opening up the surrounding production lines, he has ruled out public discussions and has contributed to the merger and acquisition of Blizzard in the north. Today is the first sweet fruit they taste.

"Chen." Looking at the sight outside the window, Mike's eyes were gleaming. "We may be in the production of the next game! There are dark new expansions! We are in the best age!"

There is no danger of being resold, and there is no future conflict with the parent company. Blizzard in this world is indeed in its best era.

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Chen Yuanming held the wine glass in his hand and looked out the window with him. There, the first generation of computer gamers is looking forward to the coming of his own heart with red light and unparalleled enthusiasm. And this work did not disappoint them.

This is indeed the best era of computer games. It has officially begun to spread. The fifth generation, the Pentium series cup, has begun to establish its dominance of microcomputers. With the heartbeat of Silicon Valley, this rapid development will also bring to the game industry. The up and down revolution has made it the largest entertainment industry after the film and television industry. How could it not be so exciting to stand on the tip of such a wave.

"What does the new game want to do?"

"It's probably a sci-fi theme, and we're still discussing the details." Mike's voice has an almost fearless passion. "It will be different from Warcraft, this time we will have more races and more complicated technology Tree, this will be a better game! "

"Better than Warcraft?"

"Yes, better than Warcraft!"

There is both self-confidence and persistence in the voice.

Chen Yuanming laughed and took a sip of the slightly cold champagne in the glass. "Then you should add some foreign aid."

"What?" Mike turned his head differently. "No, Blizzard's philosophy shouldn't change. We don't need to rush time ..."

"Well, I know." Chen Yuanming nodded. "But I need it."

This made Mike's enthusiasm instantly freeze, and he looked unbelievably towards Blizzard's biggest owner now, and his heart was full of worries and doubts. It's clear to anyone that Blizzard can make a profit. But at the same time, it takes too much money and time to make a game. In this almost endless investment, how many bosses can be patient and let them fulfill their vows?

Excellence and mass production are contradictions in themselves. They cannot be perfect and efficient. No one can do it.

Perceiving Mike's nervousness, Chen Yuanming shook his head gently, "Not what you think. Just this year, how are the employees I have selected for you?"

"Excellent." This time Mike didn't hesitate.

Chen Yuanming said that he recruited game producers from China, all from Chinese universities, and 7 of them passed Blizzard's test assessment and entered the core of the production team. This group of Chinese people has unexpected acceptance and creativity, and unparalleled diligence, quickly integrated into the Blizzard team, and even brought them many excellent ideas. As an employee, there is nothing better than these people.

"That's right." For this answer, Chen Yuanming was not surprised.

In China, there are also countless game enthusiasts and computer geniuses. These people may not enter their most desired industry for various reasons, but if they are given a chance, they will emit amazing energy.

"I don't need to squeeze Blizzard's current manpower. All I want to do is provide you with more." The mystery was opened slightly, and Chen Yuanming explained calmly. Into China ’s territory. It ’s not just manufacturing that can find foundry factories there, as can gaming and animation. ”

Looking at Mike's somewhat unbelieving expression, Chen Yuanming smiled, "It may be too early to say the core framework, but those basic artists already have enough potential. The most important thing in China is the labor force, and this way The foundry, as well as learning and imitation, will also be the beginning of their development. In the near future, I will also establish a mature animation game training school in China to provide more useful talents in this regard. "

This time Mike finally heard the voice outside the string, "You say it's time rush, is that what you mean?"

"Of course." After a pause, Chen Yuanming smiled on his lips. "It just depends on how much I can grab ..."

Grabbing in South Korea, in Taiwan, and even before the outsourcing teams of other large companies take shape, intensive labor is an advantage that will never fade, and it is time for him to dig a nugget on this land.

(End of this chapter)

The author has something to say: Rush out, get out first, come back to proofread at night