Reborn American Tycoon

　Since he is in Hollywood, there will be no shortage of interview opportunities. Most of the entertainment reporters in the United States gather here. The reporters are not interested in this guy's movies. They are concerned about other things.

　The profession of journalists is always boring sometimes. What they care about is how to attract attention, and they don't care about the mood of those involved.

　What is the most eye-catching?

　The heir to billions of dollars is.

　For this title, William White is very disgusted, so there are all kinds of non-cooperation, no matter how these guys make up stories, they just refuse to respond.

Chapter 30 money trap

　Faced with such a situation, the reporters were also very annoyed, and they were really frightened. Several colleagues had been sued in court, and they really didn't dare to edit outrageous content.

　Newspapers don't care about ordinary people's lawsuits. They have a lot of resources to deal with this situation. The rich class is different. This kind of lawsuit will bankrupt them.

　At the same time, the IT industry has become very lively, and the tepid microcomputer has suddenly attracted a lot of attention.

　Apple shipped nearly [-] units in May, and it is expected to maintain its growth momentum this month.This data is really terrible. If this development momentum continues, the shipment volume may reach [-] units by the end of the year.

　As a result, Apple’s revenue has exceeded [-] million. Although the profit margin is not very large, investment banks are cautiously optimistic. After all, a lot of funds are used to develop new products. Such a company is worth long-term investment .

　The number of fund managers who want to invest in Apple has begun to increase, and Morgan Stanley must also change the original pricing. If they continue to insist, there is a risk of parting ways.

　White Software received even more attention. At first, it was seen that this company actually started to build an office building. The IT industry was still making fun of this upstart, but now they can't laugh.

　Other versions of White's office software came out and also achieved very good sales results.According to the investigation report of the third-party organization, the shipment of White Software in June exceeded [-] copies.This is just a very conservative figure.

　Because the reason is very simple, the previous customers bought bare metal, and there was no pre-installed software at that time. Of course, these customers also needed these software, so White Software started the journey of misappropriating money.

　The fund company didn't see what cost they had. If you can sell software for several million, then the profit is really terrible. No wonder the office building is so elegant, which shows that it is not short of money!

　If this momentum of development is maintained, the company's revenue will reach US$5000 million next year. This is still a very conservative assessment. The market even expects that next year's sales of microcomputers will definitely exceed one million.

　Judging from the current software installation rate, this is a company with a revenue of hundreds of millions. For a company with only a few dozen employees, this figure is really terrible.

　The few employees represent their high added value. The most hateful thing is that their boss seems to have expected this result a long time ago, and will start the A round of financing next year.

　The valuation of 2000 million US dollars given at the beginning was already a valuation given by gritted teeth. Now it seems that this is a joke at all.

　It is indeed very difficult to value a software company that can generate US$[-] million in revenue a year. Now it seems that this is a company that has gone out of luck.

　It is not very difficult to compile a set of software, and it is almost not difficult to imitate it. The problem is that White Software obviously has plans for this problem, and their various patents are terrifying.

　There is no commercial value for individuals to imitate. If large companies do this, they will definitely be dragged to death by lawsuits.

　This kind of leading advantage is very uncertain, so there is no reasonable price. Of course, William White doesn't care, he doesn't want to go public so early, and he doesn't want others to take advantage of it.

　From the fund manager's point of view, the owner of this company is very unprofessional, and unexpectedly went to make a movie for no reason.You are already very young when you write novels, but it is too different to be a director when you make movies.

　At this time, shouldn't we work hard to develop?Shouldn't we establish a leading edge?

　Apple has already started to develop the third-generation machine. Have you finished the next-generation software?

　And that damned CEO, this guy is a salesman, how unreliable is it that you can make a person who doesn't understand computers become the CEO!

　Not to mention the entanglement of these guys, William White started the post-production. This step is not easy, not only the problem of editing, but also the soundtrack and dubbing of the film.

　Fortunately, it is easy to do things with money, and under his offensive of American swords, the speed of post-production can be called a miracle.

　The most difficult part is actually editing. William White's speed is so fast that the two helping editors have fainted. They don't know how to edit like this.

　I have to say that there were no extra shots when they were filming, and now the editing speed is so fast that it doesn't matter.

　In this way, this superficial police academy came out ahead of schedule. William White believes that this movie far surpasses the one in the original time and space.

　At that time, the movie was just a small production that was bought and sold, and the sequel was just a slapstick. Although the box office was not bad, it really couldn't be edited later.

　This is actually the norm in Hollywood. Every company is over-consuming the value of IP. 007 is ruined, and Spider-Man is also ruined.

　For a movie of this level, it takes two years to make a sequel at most. In the end, there is no way to edit it. 007 is going to be a Casino Royale, and his car has become a thunderous Mondeo. You were joking about John Bull. The economy is also better, but the current government is struggling, so I can only feel wronged.

　It's a pity that Ford paid a lot of money, and you are absolutely not allowed to discredit it. In their view, Mondeo is a luxury car of European origin.So there will be no 007 in the future. The audience is already disappointed, and they choose to vote with their feet.

　William White is different. He buried a lot of easter eggs. More persistent movie fans will definitely find that it doesn’t matter if you don’t watch it seriously. It’s a popcorn movie, so don’t expect it to be educational. Children are fine.

　He is busy with post-production, and the IT giants are not too relaxed. According to the analysis of the personnel recruited by William White, their next software is almost certain, and it will definitely be something like a database.

　Because Larry Ellison was very angry, his company was poached at least five senior engineers, these are senior talents responsible for database compilation, and now it belongs to William White.

　This guy is also a different type in Silicon Valley. He has the nickname of a Silicon Valley madman. Generally, no one wants to provoke him.

　Now it is obvious that there is excitement. William White doesn't seem to care, and the headhunting company he entrusts doesn't care. Anyway, as long as the talent is suitable, the boss is still very generous.

　People never care where you go to dig people, there is only one requirement, and you must have real skills.If you can get talent out of federal prisons, they'll still pay.

　Oracle is a provider of server-based database software. Although it has been very miserable in recent years, it still likes to pretend to be garlic.

　William White dug up his people and planned to enter the database field, so one can imagine his attitude towards microcomputers.

　In this era, no giant has publicly expressed its support for microcomputers. In fact, these are all driven by profit. The popularity of microcomputers has obviously affected the sales of minicomputers.It is conceivable what their attitude is.

Chapter 31 Master Joe who lays down the gun automatically

　White Software's earnings, as long as it is an individual, will be jealous, and the eyes of people in the industry are no longer red, because they have turned blue.

　This year's economy is very bad, and everyone's life is difficult, but Apple and White Software are very annoying. These two guys not only earn enough attention, but also keep siphoning money from the market.

　In the eyes of this group of people, these customers should all buy minicomputers. The so-called microcomputer is actually a game console, and its performance is almost absurd. I really don't understand why customers are so easy to deceive.

　What White Software doesn't sell is software, but game cartridges. How dare you make the manual so detailed? Are you sure you're not teaching idiots how to use computers?

　Larry Ellison is a standard dick counterattack. It is self-evident what his attitude towards rich kids like William White will be.

　Ever since, a group of frustrated people began to bombard from a distance, no matter how vitriolic and mean, the microcomputer was blasted to pieces.

　The result was very bad, William White ignored it, and they confronted God Qiao directly.Master Qiao is naturally not afraid of this guy. According to his description, traditional IT giants are equivalent to evil morons.

　When meeting a guy with explosive combat power, a group of veterans are obviously no match. If the quarrel continues, several veterans may need to be admitted to the hospital.

　"William, I'm helping you take the blame, you have to repay me."

　"Dude, they look down on any microcomputer supplier, you are the benchmark, I'm just a lucky guy." William White was powerless to complain about God Joe's censure.

　"Tch, it's not that you poached someone else's engineer, otherwise the madman wouldn't go crazy."

　"I didn't mean to target him, except to take care of people who don't dig apples. My headhunting company has no specific goals. The old guy is too stingy."

　"Anyway, I don't care, you owe me a favor."

　"Okay, okay, I'm afraid of you,"

　William White really didn't care about this favor. When Old Joe was in trouble, he would just give him a hand. He didn't expect him to repay him, at least he wouldn't deal with himself.

　Old Joe's worldview is simple and rough. In his world, all geniuses are idiots, and enemies are friends.

　William White didn't want to be an enemy of the paranoid. After all, he was a person with real abilities. If he didn't do well to himself, he might suffer. It's better to be friends with such a person.

　God Qiao's phone call was more about showing off than complaining. He has always regarded himself as a new leader in the industry. How could he give up such an opportunity? He would be really angry if William White stole the limelight.

　The person who wanted to be angry didn't respond, and another kid who didn't know how to live or die came out to show off. Larry Ellison was simply out of anger.

　William White really didn't have time to pay attention to him. Once he was cornered on the set, he asked in a daze who was Larry Ellison?

　Then he said that he was just an investor and the largest shareholder, and that the CEO was responsible for the company's operation and development planning. He even said that Tom is an excellent IT practitioner and is very familiar with the specific situation. You should ask him.

　Needless to say, how angry Larry Ellison would be after a group of reporters added fuel and vinegar. He didn't know about Oracle, and although he also blamed himself, claiming that he was ignorant, but the contemptuous tone was simply more angry than life.

　William White's shameless pretense drove the reporters a little crazy.This guy is still used to teleporting, and he can always attract the topic to the movie. The reporter can't help it. If you ask him about the movie, his attitude is so friendly, almost answering ten questions.

　The reporter also figured it out. The next time you want to have a pleasant interview, you'd better promote this movie. Otherwise, the guy from the Wall Street Journal will end up, and this guy won't get any valuable answers.

　Regarding the nonsense that he said that he was just an investor, no reporter would believe it. The people from White Company confirmed that the boss is a very powerful software architect, and they are just some executors.

　Some people believe that some people suspect that there are only a few core personnel at the beginning of Whitesoft, and many companies want to dig them in and continue to use it, but unfortunately, no company has succeeded.

　These people are very aware of their actual value. They are actually good under William White. They are all good executors. If they are to be alone, it is estimated that all of them will go to the street.

　No matter how good the benefits are, what's the use of them? I don't have the ability to earn that money. Besides, Whitesoft has a clear point system, and when certain achievements are reached, there will be corresponding equity incentives.

　At first they didn't care about this so-called equity incentive. They felt that the boss was making a big fuss, and some shares were naturally good. It didn't matter if they didn't have any. The main source of income was wages and bonuses.

　Now they don't see it that way. White Software is obviously very valuable. This company has only been in business for a few months. According to this trend, it is not impossible for a Fortune [-] company.

　The top [-] companies in this era are not so bluffing. If the revenue exceeds [-] million, there is a chance. As long as it is close to [-] billion US dollars, it is estimated that they will barely be shortlisted.

　Regarding the various rumors from the outside world, they naturally didn't take it seriously. The boss had already made a plan, and it was enough to do things step by step. The company's plan was grand, but now it was really just a seedling.

　For such a spoiler, the software industry is confused, and their way of making money is obviously different from theirs. Most of the current software providers provide manufacturers, and there is no such way of selling directly to customers.

　For the importance of software, the proportion of the operating system is undoubtedly greater. This is the foundation of microcomputers, and they are all sold in batches.

　White software obviously hates it too much, and it directly charges a set fee. Although hardware manufacturers are also beneficial, the price they need to pay is much higher than the software licensed in batches.

　Outright buyout?

　Ha ha!

　Someone really asked for a quotation, and then White Software said very unkindly, no one can afford it at the moment, we are not a traditional company, any current valuation is a joke, if you are not convinced, look again in a year, I believe you all have Qualified to witness this miracle.

　The software company was doing very well, and William White didn't need to worry. The CEO he found was indeed a marketing genius, and he easily accomplished the planned goal.

　Things are not going well in Hollywood, and the giants here don't give him any face.Paramount proposed a $200 million buyout, but Fox directly expressed no interest.

　The only company that expressed the possibility of cooperation is United Artists. The distribution fee is ridiculously high, 45% of the box office share, which almost made William White vomit blood.

　Theater operators in the United States usually only have about 10% of the box office share, and their operating costs are not high, whether it is rented theaters or their own theaters.

　Their land is cheap, and their taxes are relatively low, and they can make money with a share of about 10%.

　As long as your movie doesn't hit the market, plus the income from selling snacks and drinks, the life of the cinema chain operators is pretty good.Although this year has been a little bit miserable, it seems that it can still hold on, and it will be over if it continues like this for another year.At least [-]% of theaters will go bankrupt.

Chapter 32 summer file?What are you thinking!

　Although the 45% account split ratio is a bit bullying, it is not absolutely unbearable. The problem is that the conditions later became more excessive, and the rental of video tapes was almost swallowed up.

　Well, this is also tolerated.

　Only two hundred screens is too exaggerated, and even this number of screens cannot be guaranteed.

　Summer file?

　This is absolutely impossible, the schedule is scheduled for November, and there is no guarantee.

　This is really beyond the point of view, you have all seen the sample, even if it is not amazing, it is not so unbearable.

　A company like United Artists has a very large distribution volume, and more than half of their profits come from film distribution, which is a business that guarantees income during drought and flood.

　Hollywood is a place with big butts, and reporters naturally don't forget to add insult to injury.For William White's film, they almost spared no effort to discredit it.

　This kind of behavior obviously touched someone's sensitive nerves. The outside world should not know the news of the internal screening. Even if they know the news, it is absolutely not allowed to report.

　William White naturally refused to suffer, not only sent several media to court, but also filed an arbitration application with the Fair Trade Commission.

　Several major Hollywood giants have monopolized the distribution channels, and wantonly belittled the movies of their competitors. The contents of the internal screenings were leaked, which obviously violated the most basic professional ethics.

　The big guys in Hollywood didn't expect to meet such a stunned young man.It's no big deal to figure out that the new company is their traditional project.

　The situation is obviously different now. This is the rhythm of things. Once United Artists’ plan was announced, the industry was in an uproar. About 30% is already exaggerated. You are Hongguoguo’s robbery.

　It’s okay to do this normally, but now there is a relentless person, so things will be troublesome. This case, the Fair Trade Commission still has to make a ruling. They have already said that you can cooperate with each other. We are ready to go to the Ministry of Justice.

　A new company is directly angry at the three giants of Hollywood. The people who eat melons are already dizzy, and they have never seen such a stunned person.

　United Artists was completely dizzy, and they were directly put on the fire. They can guess how the Trade Fairness Committee will make a ruling. As long as they are entangled by this group of people, there will be countless troubles in the future. trouble.

　Regardless of how they were entangled, William White started another pioneering project. This guy planned to rent [-] theaters for as long as a month.

　You have to know how many screens there are in a theater, and there are still two screens on average, so that's [-] screens, which is the standard for the movies of several major giants, unless you are a movie like Superman.

　Hollywood has never seen this kind of simplicity and rudeness. The meaning behind what they say is very clear. At worst, they will buy a few theaters and then clean up the management.

　Except for the theater chains in which several major Hollywood giants have shares, the other small theater chains are really not enough for him to toss about.

　Today is different, the banks now are begging him for loans, the dozens of banks in New York are now green with regret, they are almost a joke in the industry.

　Hollywood's big tear, of course, aroused the interest of the media, and the topic of William White became noisy again.

　"I think it is very inappropriate for minorities to control Hollywood. There is a lack of fairness here. You need to wear a yarmulke to negotiate, otherwise no one will listen to you. Sadly, I like my cowboys hat, not going to convert me."

　These words were exaggerated by the media, and instantly detonated the entire United States. This guy not only intended to trigger the confrontation between the North and the South, but also intended to involve religious issues.

　Hollywood has a deep understanding of the destructive power of this product. The incident has not yet ended, and a group of guys in charge of the business of White Films have all been fired.

　The elephants were very excited and began to wave flags and shouts, and William White was obviously regarded as the flag bearer.

　The boss of the Hollywood giant is very angry. Although making money is very important, it is more important to promote their values. Now some people are planning to be unreasonable. You better deal with it properly, otherwise someone will definitely die.

　Things are getting serious, and theater operators don't dare to make any fools. This guy is an iron-headed hedgehog. Now it is clear that he is looking for faults. He has given a guarantee. If you are still dissatisfied, believe it or not, you will also be The pot is stewed.