Back To 1995: Chapter 629 Longyou Shallow Water
Chapter 629 Longyou Shallow Water
Hearing Kalanick's hard-working performance, several people sitting below whispered a few words. Those who came here today are all big names in Hollywood.
The wind of the Internet has blown to Hollywood, especially someone's investment in Hollywood, which has stimulated many people. "The Matrix" is the most dazzling existence of this summer file, and countless fans have become its believers.
This movie under the guise of "Internet concept", whether it is bragging or not, has indeed made Hollywood and movie fans around the world hear the name of "Internet".
And the person who invested in it is an upstart from the Internet. In just a few years, he has gone from the western cowboy territory, almost as a self-made man, all the way to the American wealth list, and will be famous for his extravagance and quick money. In Hollywood, there is no scum left.
In the past few decades, the way for young men and women in America to seek fame and wealth is to be famous in Hollywood. As long as they release a hit album or act in a hit movie, the fame and fortune will follow. Interviews, advertising endorsements, film remuneration, etc. , you can earn more than one million dollars a year, this is the fastest way for young people to make money, just like the live broadcast era, only people who are profitable will do it, otherwise whoever is full and willing to do it Independent thing.
But now it’s different, the Internet is so exciting, as long as you have an idea, it doesn’t take a year or half a year, maybe it only takes a day, if a venture capital company takes a fancy to this idea, it will cost millions or tens of millions of dollars After the US knife hits it, the rest is to log in to Nasdaq and reach the pinnacle of life. A man named Bruno Song has performed all of this vividly...
Disney, Time Warner, Fox and other established Hollywood companies are all in contact with Internet companies, hoping to take a ride on the Internet.
Even these established Hollywood companies are like this, not to mention those Hollywood actors, producers, agents, investors, etc., are also ready to move.
Wall Street is not only fooled by ordinary leeks, the more valuable people are, the more they are fooled. Those analysts, financial planners, and bank account managers dare to talk about anything!
Investing in the Internet for $10,000 and earning $1 million a year is such an outrageous rumor, I really thought it came from somewhere. When I don’t see Accountant Jia fooling celebrities, he can fool more than a hundred people with one flicker, and then through these Star, fool more leeks.
Seeing that those who play on the Internet are earning a lot of money, people in Hollywood can't help it anymore. Hollywood people with spare money, like those stars, started to buy Internet products under the tricks of their agents. stock.
Hollywood investors, producers, etc., are much more advanced. They don't like the kind of things that depend on luck and buy Internet company stocks to watch the sky. They invest in Internet companies themselves, especially those that have not yet been listed. internet company.
Internet companies like Scour, which are somewhat related to the Internet, are the most favored by Hollywood people.
"Kalanick, right? I want to know, how does the Scour website make money?"
The person who spoke was a middle-aged blond man and a well-known Hollywood investor, Ron Burkel. He is a food and shopping mall owner from Montana. The most well-known in Hollywood is that he and Michael · Jackson relationship.
Ron Berkle is a close friend of Michael Jackson, and now serves as a consultant to Michael Jackson.
With his relationship with Michael Jackson, Ron Berkle is a powerful figure in Hollywood. He has a very close relationship with Michael Jackson. Even after Michael Jackson left, he was responsible for the debts of Michael Jackson, After being dealt with, the "Fantasy Manor" finally fell into his hands.
"Scour will launch advertising and membership services in the future. Now the most important thing on the Internet is traffic. Whoever owns the traffic will own everything!"
Kalanick said, using Yahoo as an example, "Yahoo is still losing money overseas. In the last quarter, Yahoo just lost nearly 70 million dollars, but Yahoo's current market value has exceeded 500 million. One hundred million dollars, the people who invested in Yahoo at the beginning have now received a return of more than two hundred times!"
"Scour is going to be America's largest music and video website. Now Napster and Scour are doing the same thing. We can't lag behind Napster. Bruno Song said that the Internet industry will only remember who is the number one, never. Someone cares what the second name is!"
This impassioned speech made many of the investors present feel a little eager to move. The Scour website seems to be reliable, and the office area does not seem to be large, but there are already more than 100 employees. , users are all over America, Canada, England and other English-speaking areas. The key is five million users, but it's real.
Just now Kalanick declared vaguely that in the future, Scour will seek the cooperation of Internet giants such as Yahoo, AOL, ICQ, MSN, etc. If he can get the support of ICQ and is willing to attract traffic for Scour, then Scour will really be It's about to soar into the sky, you know, ICQ claims to have 100 million users!
You can’t fool your peers. ICQ fools laymen, but it’s still accurate. Hollywood is obviously fooled by ICQ. When they heard that Kalanick could have a relationship with ICQ, even Ron Burke Er, an old Jianghu, was also a little bluffed.
In their impression, an Internet website with 100 million users, even if they do nothing, will receive money and receive soft hands. Although in fact, ICQ does not make a lot of money at this time, but it sounds like , really bluffing.
But the people who came here today, besides Ron Burkel, there is another big Hollywood figure whose position is much bigger than Ron Burkel.
“Copyright issue, how will Scour solve it?
As far as I know, none of the music, videos, and pictures on Scour’s website have been authorized by the five major record companies, the seven major Hollywood groups, or the singers and actors! "
The person who spoke was sitting at the very end. Whether it was a Hollywood actor, a star in the sports industry, or a writer in the publishing industry, they would probably turn pale with shock when they saw this person.
When Kalanick heard this question, his scalp felt a little numb, and when he saw the person who asked the question, his forehead was sweating a little.
"Mr. Ovitz!"
Kalanick yelled at the person who asked the question. The person who spoke was none other than one of the most powerful figures in Hollywood, the founder of CAA Economics Company and former Disney CEO Michael Ovitz.
Ovitz has indeed lost ground in the past few years. He was kicked out of Disney by Eisner in disgrace. He wanted to return to CAA, but was rejected again. This made Ovitz, a veteran of Hollywood, feel a bit like a dog in the water.
Now Ovitz has set up his own company and established a new brokerage company, but the effect is not very good. He is constantly poached by CAA, and those celebrities do not dare to offend CAA because of Ovitz, which makes Ovitz Ci is now in a very embarrassing situation.
As a last resort, Ovitz found another way, trying to find a way out in the Internet and Silicon Valley, which is why he is here today. To put it bluntly, life in Hollywood is a bit difficult, and he has to find another way out.
Unless he retires, Disney Emperor Eisner and the CAA brokerage company will not let him go. They are also afraid that Ovitz will make a comeback and clean them up again, no matter whether Ovitz is a tiger or not. Yes, there is still a bit of tiger power, anyway, I will be beaten to death with a random stick first.
"Ah..." Kalanick's mind turned quickly, "Yes, Scour has not been softened by record companies and Hollywood companies, but other music websites, whether it is MP3 music websites or Napster, have not been authorized either!"
"However," Kalanick yelled, "I believe this is only temporary. When Scour is listed, both the record industry and Hollywood will see the scale of Scour's users, and at that time, Scour will also seek transformation.
Neither Hollywood nor record companies can stop the advent of the Internet era, and they will eventually be changed by the Internet. They are already decayed and belong to the old era.
In addition, we also have Mr. Ovitz, which is why Scour invited Mr. Ovitz. I believe that Mr. Ovitz can help Scour deal with those guys in Hollywood! "
Michael Ovitz was taken aback for a moment, and then seeing the eyes of everyone and Kalanick's expectant look, Ovitz couldn't help but smile.
(end of this chapter)