Top of the Great Era

Chapter 1398 Damn!Jobs again

When I came to the United States, I felt that time slowed down.

Efficiency drops linearly.

I made an appointment to see Jobs, but the other party replied that Jobs was very busy recently, and the meeting time was arranged at 3:9 am three days later.

Zhou Buqi hadn't experienced this feeling of being left out for a long time.

It seems that the trip to the United States will be delayed for a while.

Then go to Google first.

The ios system needs to add the push notification function, and the Android system must also add it.

Zhou Buqi and Zhen Yu still hold a lot of Google stocks, and Ziweixing, Asda and Google also have business cooperation in many aspects, so the communication is much smoother.

I met Mr. Schmidt, the speaker of Google, directly.

After talking about this idea, the other party not only immediately agreed, but also seemed very excited!

Helo is going to replace SMS, and it would be great if it could be done.

SMS charges are too expensive, which has seriously caused communication barriers among mobile phone users.Using the Internet to change the high charging model of traditional communication operators and create more value for users is in line with Google's values.

Whether Helo competes with Google-owned Talk is irrelevant.

In the Internet industry, competition is inevitable.

Without Helo, there will be a variety of other products.In particular, the Internet industry in the United States advocates platform justice, that is, it is not allowed to use platform advantages to bully competitors.

Even a super-traffic giant like Google cannot take advantage of its traffic to squeeze out its opponents and promote its own products. If it goes too far, it will face monopoly complaints.

If you want to be successful, in the final analysis, you still have to rely on product quality.

Communication with Google was smooth.

It is expected that by April, Helo on the Android side will be able to receive message notifications just like receiving text messages.

Zhou Buqi was very happy, and felt that Google was much better than Apple, and then he gritted his teeth and cursed: "Jobs is an asshole."

"It doesn't prevent him from being a genius."

Zhen Yu pursed her lips and smiled lightly.

Silicon Valley is very open, the environment is excellent, and the passers-by are very friendly.Lu Qi went back to the company first by car. After Zhou Buqi, Zhen Yu, and Ning Lu left Google, they walked along the street to feel the atmosphere of Silicon Valley.

Ning Lu said in surprise: "The rhythm here is too slow, I don't think it's suitable for struggle. Cities like the capital, Shanghai, Seoul, and London are more tense."

"The struggle you said is hard work," Zhou Buqi shook his head, "Didn't I tell you that there are many factors that are more important than hard work, and Silicon Valley relies most on creativity. This is a creative city, just like the capital, Seoul , New York, London, etc. Let’s go to Los Angeles another day, go to Hollywood, and you will find that the atmosphere of Silicon Valley and Hollywood is very similar.”

Ning Lu blinked, "Really?"

Zhen Yu pursed her lips, "Silicon Valley should be more pure and healthier. In terms of creative culture, it's quite similar."

"Health?" Zhou Buqi curled his lips and snorted, "Senior Sister Zhenyu, that means you are ignorant, I heard...cough cough."

Ning Lu was very curious, "Say it! Tell me!"

"Then I said it?"

"Say it, open your eyes."

Zhen Yu looked very calm, with the dimples at the corners of her mouth slightly raised, she seemed to be enjoying the wonderful time of walking on the street under the blue sky and white clouds, bathed in sunshine.

Zhou Buqi whispered: "Who was that last time...Musk! He told me that swimsuit parties are popular here in Silicon Valley. Well...our family's big manor used to be owned by a venture capitalist. The tens of meters The long swimming pool is mainly for swimsuit parties.”

Zhen Yu smiled lightly and said, "It's normal, who doesn't like pretty girls? It's just that they are not popular in China."

Zhou Buqi said mysteriously: "Swimsuit parties are of course nothing, but often in the middle of the opening, someone will push the dining car over, and there are those small white pills on the dinner plate. Then they start to take off their clothes in public. What's the matter?"

"what?"

Ning Lu covered her mouth and exclaimed, her complexion changed slightly.

Zhen Yu's expression was calm, and she gave him a white look, "The ones you mentioned are all special cases, and even if there are occasional ones, they are all girls invited from outside modeling agencies and agency companies."

Zhou Buqi nodded, "Yes, that's what I mean, it's so messy! It's not much better than Hollywood!"

"Don't scare Ning Lu, Silicon Valley is much better than Hollywood, don't take a single example as a common phenomenon."

Zhen Yu snorted.

Coincidentally, the topic of the few people moved from Silicon Valley to Hollywood, and Zhen Yu received a call from Hollywood, the secretary of the board of directors of Marvel.

Announced a very important news.

After talking on the phone for ten minutes, Zhen Yu's expression was serious.

When the phone call ended, Zhou Buqi hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?"

Zhen Yu said: "Disney is contacting Marvel's board of directors in private, and seems to want to initiate an acquisition."

"Uh……"

Zhou Buqi blinked, what should come will eventually come.

Ning Lu asked in confusion: "Why do you want to contact privately? Isn't Disney a listed company? Shouldn't the information be made public?"

Zhen Yu said softly: "Because there are differences in Disney's board of directors, it hasn't been finalized yet. Disney just finished the board meeting, so it's just an idea for the time being, and there are still many details to be dealt with."

Ning Lu nodded lightly, "I don't think it's appropriate either. Disney is a paradise for children, but Marvel's comics are for adults. It doesn't fit at all. Like Black Widow, Deadpool, Moonlight Knight, Daredevil and Wolverine are very pornographic and violent, which obviously do not conform to Disney's values."

Zhou Buqi laughed and said, "You understand again?"

Ning Lu blushed slightly, "Am I wrong?"

Zhou Buqi said: "The comics business will remain independent. Disney's main focus is on film adaptations, as long as the film is suitable for all ages."

Ning Lu knew that he was a shareholder of Marvel, and spent 4.2 million US dollars to buy 20% of the shares last year. She asked curiously, "Will you support selling Marvel to Disney?"

"not support!"

Zhou Buqi refused without thinking.

When he took a stake in Marvel last year, he still had financial investment for a while, and when Disney acquired Marvel later, he sold the idea of ​​making a quick buck.

Times have changed.

With the factor of Jieyu Media, Marvel’s shares are very helpful to the development of Jieyu Media; with the factor of Chaowan Commune, Marvel’s superheroes are the most suitable for blind box collection. There are a total of 7000 various superheroes. How much can it sell for? There is the factor of Netflix. If Marvel is completely sold to Disney, after Disney launches a streaming media platform in the future, Marvel's movies will be completely insulated from Netflix; there is also the factor of Softbank.

Zhou Buqi felt that his level of fooling had surpassed Boss Ma.

Sun Zhengyi was completely grasped.

This buddy has already developed a strong interest in the entertainment industry and is about to officially enter this field.

Masayoshi Son has ambitions far beyond those of ordinary capitalists, businessmen, and entrepreneurs. If he wants to do one thing, he must do it vigorously, and he must realize a "vision" through the Vision Fund.

EMI could not satisfy his appetite.

Marvel's shares may help him strengthen his layout in the entertainment industry.

Zhen Yu sighed lightly, "I'm afraid it will be difficult."

"what happened?"

"In Disney's board of directors, there are now many voices of opposition. As Ning Lu said just now, Marvel's comics are too adult, the scale is too large, and it does not conform to Disney's values. Put Black Widow and Mickey Mouse together , would be ridiculous."

"and then?"

"But the major shareholder Jobs supports the acquisition of Marvel, and Disney's chairman Robert Iger also supports the acquisition. They are the most powerful people on the Disney board."

"Jobs... Fuck! It's Jobs again!"

Zhou Buqi was a little irritable.

Ning Lu carefully took his hand, hugged it in her arms, and said tenderly: "Boss, don't get excited, calm down, this is a big business worth billions of dollars, you have to keep it normal." mentality."

"Huh?" Zhou Buqi laughed, hugged her shoulder lovingly, lowered his head and kissed her hair, "Who taught you this?"

Ning Lu's face was bright red, and she bit her lip tightly.

Zhou Buqi said: "What's the point of embarrassment? You are right. Don't be anxious about such a big matter."

Ning Lu said softly: "It was Yaxian who said that the most important job for us as a secretary is to calm your emotions at all times, and not let you make decisions when your emotions are ups and downs. Even if you make a decision, you must think about it." A way to suppress it."

Zhou Buqi didn't expect that Ning Lu, who was so inconspicuous and gentle, was so gentle, so he was very satisfied, "Well, you're right, I'll listen to you."

Ning Lu raised her pretty face, smiling like a flower, very happy.

Zhen Yu looked indifferent.

Zhou Buqi coughed, and said seriously: "Senior Sister Zhenyu, if Disney really intends to acquire Marvel, I'm afraid no one can stop it. It's not in our interests. From a financial point of view, Marvel I am working on the movie "Iron Man 2". I can guarantee that this movie will be sold worldwide after it is released next year. It is not cost-effective to sell the shares of Marvel now. From a strategic point of view, it is even more impossible to sell Yes. The era of entertainment to death has arrived. Movies will become more and more commercialized, entertaining, modelized, and assembly-lined. Comics and movies meet all the characteristics. With the development of the Internet, it will gradually affect all walks of life. Ecological model, the film industry will also change from 'channel is king' to 'content is king', and Marvel has the best content."

Zhen Yu is now the spokesperson of Zhou Buqi, and a shareholder of companies such as Netflix, Manchester United, and Marvel.

She knows all about his industrial layout.

Ziweixing is building an "Internet + movie" ecology and strengthening cooperation with Netflix.There are also Jieyu Media and Chaowan Commune, and even Manchester United.

The commercial promotion of Manchester United is also inseparable from entertainment, movies, music, comics and Hollywood.

From a certain level, Ronaldo, Rooney, and Beckham are all superheroes of Manchester United, which has brand overlap and business cooperation with Marvel.

"However, it's Jobs and Robert Iger who are in trouble now..."

(End of this chapter)