Chapter 221 Huge information and listing
For the general public, the entertainment industry in 1997 was full of rumors.
The one who took the lead and provided gossip for the people, of course it was Michael Jackson.
In 1994, he married Elvis Presley's daughter Lisa Presley. In 1996, the two parted ways. After the divorce, he married Debbie Luo, a dermatology nurse, in a flash marriage. The combined experience made the people who eat melons very enjoyable.
Because many people think that Michael Jackson does not love Elvis Presley's daughter.
He just wants to prove to the outside world that his orientation is normal.
Of course, if it's just a dispute between love and love, then forget it.
The point is that while the relationship was separated, he became the defendant again.
In the summer of 1996, a book related to Michael Jackson described the details of the Chandler case for the first time, which made Evan Chandler, the father of the person involved in the case, think that it was Michael Jackson who contributed to the book. The author provided material.
Not only that, he also believed that this behavior of Michael Jackson violated the confidentiality clause in the out-of-court settlement agreement signed by the two parties, so he hired the lawyer of the year again, took Michael Jackson to court, and demanded that Michael- According to the contract, Jackson compensated up to 60 million liquidated damages!
When this incident happened, the public was all dumbfounded.
You know, in the Chandler case in 1993, Michael Jackson paid 22 million to silence the Chandler father and son, and now, because of the same mistake, he has to pay six million. Ten million?
Although this incident happened in 1996, the collection of evidence, trial, and trial of the case did not start until 1997. Because of this, after the North Hollywood bank robbery passed, this big case of swindling started again. It has entered the public's attention, and it also provides people with a lot of discussion material in the gap between tea and dinner.
As the Internet connecting the world, it showed people its social ability for the first time.
The Yahoo traffic that set up a special section for this news surged, and in the discussion section, the number of replies reached thousands of floors.
And the discussion groups related to Michael Jackson in YahooGroup increased by hundreds overnight.
The strong feedback from the people also made the capital see the power of the portal, so that Yahoo's stock price skyrocketed like the shock that Michael Jackson brought to people.
Although it is still not as crazy as when Netscape went public, the major shareholders of Yahoo are still worth a lot of money.
Jerry Yang and David Filo are active again, and David Olsen...
Many people are already calculating how many places he will rise on next year's Forbes Rich List.
If it was the past, Roland might still be slightly interested in this kind of thing, but now...
Roland suddenly discovered an interesting thing.
In 1985, Apple Records went bankrupt. In 1986, Michael Jackson spent 47.5 million to buy the copyright library of ATV songs. Transform into a chess player.
And two years later, Sony acquired Columbia Records, and Tommy Mottola became the president. In the next 90 years, Michael Jackson became Tommy Mottola's signed artist.
If it's just these, then forget it.
But in 1993, the ATV copyright library in the hands of Michael Jackson was transferred from Universal Music Corporation to EMI EMI Music Publishing Department, and it was not in the hands of Sony; at the same time, Michael Jackson also owned all his own songs. Copyright, and unified under his MIJAC Publishing Company, managed by Warner/Chappell.
Sony, as Michael Jackson's owner, just helped him release songs.
In addition to commission, Sony can get nothing.
This situation is a bit subtle, right?
You know, Steven Spielberg, who also holds all the copyrights of his own movies, did not become like this alone.
Not only that, but the difference between the two styles of work is also very obvious. After Michael Jackson bought the ATV copyright library, his relationship with his peers in the industry was not good, but Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment operated With so many copyrights, the real beneficiaries are actually the creators. When you help me make a fortune, help me negotiate with the six major parties, and help me protect my interests, who will the guys who have been helped protect? This kind of thing can be known with the soles of your feet.
Ever since, the Chandler case suddenly appeared.
If getting here was all an accident, then after reaching an out-of-court settlement agreement with Chandler and his son, it seems understandable that Michael Jackson couldn't find a lot of money to make his fifth album.
When he had no money, he chose to borrow money from his owner, Sony, and Sony hoped that he could merge ATV music copyright with Sony and establish Sony/ATV copyright company, which is actually a matter of course.
After all, capitalists do no good.
The Sixth National Congress did not dare to make a fuss about Roland's share because they did not want to provoke Roland's backer.
But Michael Jackson…
Isn't it just being alone?
Up to here, everything seems to be taken for granted, but in the summer of 1996, a book describing the details of the Michael Jackson Chandler case suddenly appeared on the market. In January, Michael Jackson donated 85 percent of the proceeds from the Indian leg of his historic tour to a charity in North India, as well as part of his nine performances in Australia to charity for the poor TheSmithFamily charity for the benefit of the public.
Then, Chandler and his son, who left with 22 million, reappeared.
This time, claim 60 million.
Whenever Michael Jackson ran out of money, someone jumped out and forced him to pay.
This kind of thing is actually quite interesting, right?
And when he thought of Michael Jackson's death, his estate management company would sell the shares left by Michael Jackson to Sony, Roland wanted to laugh a little.
He believed that if it wasn't for Sony not daring to provoke himself or Steven Spielberg, then they, who hold 50% of the shares of Sony, Amblin, and Warcraft Film and Television Global Distribution Company, would have been eliminated. Under the knife.
Although there is no evidence that all coincidences are Sony's manipulation, but…
There are many coincidences, so it is not a coincidence, right?
Although people are unlucky, drinking cold water can get stuck between their teeth, but no matter how unlucky Michael Jackson is, it is impossible for him to start getting stabbed every time the money is spent, right? When the second Chandler case broke out, it happened to be the time to renegotiate ATV copyright matters with Sony. When the false will case broke out, it happened to be the time when several other music giants forced Sony to split Sony/ATV.
Just like Mel Gibson, they all happened to be squeezed together at the wrong time.
This is where it gets interesting.
"It's still the same sentence... A strong background is the guarantee of success."
"Even if you are capable enough to withstand the jealousy of people of the same class, but when the attack of dimensionality reduction comes, why do you resist?"
"Connections are the trump card. The biggest role is not that they can help you develop your career, but to keep the country."
When Roland stared at the computer screen with emotion, after eating the whole melon in YahooGroup, he didn't have the psychological burden to kill Sony. Sony can grab the copyright, why can't he grab Sony's market?
Except for the turmoil raised by Michael Jackson, Roland felt that the other gossips were meaningless. Then how can it be comfortable to knock out billions with a wave of hands?
After eating Sony/ATV copyright melons, the time quietly came to May 15th.
Amazon, listed.
Same as Yahoo before, this time it is still David Olsen who rings the bell instead of Roland.
But unlike Yahoo, Amazon’s listing this time has a more terrifying influence on David Olsen than Yahoo.
On the day of Yahoo’s IPO, the stock price soared from 13 yuan to a maximum of 43 yuan. Although the closing price fell back to 33 yuan, this has made it the company with the third highest growth rate in the history of Nasdaq at that time.
On this day, Yahoo's market capitalization was as high as 850 million U.S. dollars.
Although Amazon's stock is only hovering at more than one yuan, and the increase rate is not large, the company's market value has also jumped from 310 million to 438 million. In the eyes of the public, David Olson holds 100% Fifteen is only 65.7 million, but—
This is the second Internet company that David Olsen bet right on!
Your mother is outrageous!
It is true that the combination of Yahoo and Amazon is no match for Netscape, whose market value soared to 2.7 billion in just over a minute, but if you invest in two Internet companies, the two companies will be able to go public smoothly and their market value will skyrocket. ?
According to the analysis of Wall Street data analysts (my own), according to the financial statements provided by Amazon, this year's operating income is expected to reach 150 million, and the market value is expected to exceed 1 billion within half a year...
David Olsen’s Overwatch Venture Capital has been picked up by curious investors.
Don't you talk nonsense!
Just as Warren Buffett is good wherever he goes, people also want to know which companies David Olsen, who has created miracles in succession, has invested in!
Although Shouwang Venture Capital is a venture capital, it does not mean that they will not be able to start from the public secondary market after a period of time when the company goes public!
If you can’t drink the soup, you can follow the trend!
Unfortunately, after they take a look, they have to...
It's gone, it's gone, don't look at it, wait for it to cool down...
Who doesn’t know that Apple is a shame for technology companies?
And after the lunatic Jobs returned to Apple, it was too late for many investment companies to sell Apple. As a result, Shouwang Venture Capital made itself the largest shareholder of Apple? Are you taking over? Or take over? Or take over?
In the monopoly case between Apple and Microsoft, Microsoft was unscathed.
The entire PC operating system market has been monopolized by Microsoft, and Apple still wants to turn around. Isn’t this a dream?
And now, just relying on the success of Yahoo and Amazon, you want to change your fate in Apple's business?
Aren't you afraid of having diarrhea directly?
Ever since, David Olsen, who has been praised for Amazon's IPO but belittled for holding Apple, has become the busiest person in the whole family, either accepting interviews from this company, or accepting inquiries from that company .
In the end, he dialed Roland directly, and said helplessly, "Can you tell me which media outlets are related to you? I finished the interviews with CBS and NBC in New York, and went to CNN in Atlanta. After leaving the show, back in Los Angeles, ABC and FOX wanted to pull me to be a column..."
"I'm just a real estate agent... I don't understand your investment ideas..."
At this moment, David felt for the first time how pitiful, young and helpless his son James was.
Roland is really creative!
The point is!
He only enjoys the pleasure brought by creation, but the rest of the mess is left to others to wipe his ass!
However, just when David was about to say something, the voice from the other end of the phone made his expression freeze.
"David, Roland is taking a shower."
“He’s going to the premiere of Jurassic Park 2 tonight.”
"He was still watching FOX's financial live broadcast before he took a shower. After seeing you, he knew you would call in. Then, he asked me to tell you something..."
"Cough cough cough...what do you say?" David was a little embarrassed, because he felt that this kind of complaint, that is, the private communication between him and Roland, did not need to be known to Kate, so as not to damage his image of a loving father in front of Kate.
Unfortunately, before he could maintain this thought for a few seconds, he was **** off by Kate's words.
"Roland said..."
"In the past few years, you really cared about him like a father, he was very touched..."
"He can't think of any good way to repay, so he can only help you take care of the child..."
"But unfortunately, he is about to go to work in the UK, so I can only tell you with regret..."
"You finished the program at one o'clock in the afternoon, go back to pick up Liqi now, just in time for her to leave school..."
What the fuck?
I talk to you about work, you talk to me about life?
I just put an end to the mess you provoked, and then you told me that work is over and it's time to go home and nurse the baby?
I really beeped the dog!
Just when David wanted to send his most sincere greetings to Roland, who suddenly became misbehaving, another voice suddenly came from the receiver, "Thank you, David, take a good rest on the way back, Li Qi is here I'm waiting for you at school."
"Ganetti said that Ashley and Mary are going to take a makeup photo today, and it will probably be very late, so..."
"Good luck, Bye..."
When Roland hung up the phone, David finally realized—
"Hiss... this guy didn't take a shower?"
Of course, Roland didn't take a shower, or in other words, he put the mobile phone that Kate handed over back into the other party's hand after hearing David's complaint, and he wrote all the words that Kate said on the spot of.
"How can you be so bad?" After seeing Roland hang up the phone cleanly, Kate elbowed him.
"Why am I broken? David is frowning, I just want to make him happy."
Roland wanted to hide, but didn't.
"What? Do you think it's fun to go home and take care of the children just after work?"
Although Kate's tone was a little excited, Roland still said with a smile: "Of course, is there any problem?"
And he didn't say a word, 'David, it won't mind. '
David won't mind?
No!
If Roland is in front of him now, he will definitely smash Roland's dog's head!
But after hearing the beeping busy tone, a helpless smile finally appeared on the face that was still stunned.
"I think about leisure all the time, you are really different from your father."
After he hung up the phone, sitting in the car, he put down the inner fender and said to the driver, "Go to Liqi's school."
"I haven't seen me for many days, she should miss me to death, right?"
Yes, the reason why David called Roland was to complain about helping Roland handle a lot of chores, which prevented him from going home. As for the inquiries from the media and the opinions of the outside world?
What does this have to do with him?
He doesn't care about investors' love and hate, because he knows what Apple's shares have brought to Roland!
In addition to three complete sets of "Toy Story" toys, the gambling-style investment at the party that day also opened his eyes.
Spent two hundred million dollars to invest in Apple?
so what?
If 200 million can buy the entry channel of Quantum Fund, the money will be worth it.
That's right, when Roland asked David to pledge his Berkshire Hathaway stock for a loan, David, who learned the news, also secretly raised 200 million yuan, planning to mix it up and make a fortune.
Of course, he didn't believe in Roland's vision, but in the money-making channels provided by people like Paul Allen.
Believe in the horror of George Soros.
In the face of this kind of operation, so what if the investor ridiculed the behavior of investing in Apple as a brain-dead?
Others laugh at me for being too crazy, but I laugh at others for not being able to see through!
And after hanging up the phone, Roland did go to the premiere of "Jurassic Park 2".
The investment in the second and the first is similar, but due to the loss of Roland, the public's reaction to this movie is not strong.
72 million in the first weekend, there is no possibility of impacting the record of "Spider-Man". The feedback from the media and the public is also mixed. Some guys think that the special effects are realistic again, but some people also think that the special effects ruined story.
After all, it is not common for a sequel to crush a movie of its predecessor.
However, Spielberg obviously doesn't care about the film's box office.
Or in other words, compared with the "Jurassic" series that has been confirmed to stay at Universal, what he cares most about now is of course "Saving Private Ryan" with his favorite apprentice Roland Allen.
Note: ①YahooGroup is a Yahoo discussion group. Before the birth of the mobile Internet in the last century, this community was very popular. Of course, we have more popular penguins here. ②Michael Jackson's matter has no real hammer, because Sony is still alive and well, maybe after Sony hangs up, all kinds of bad things will come out, but every time Michael Jackson has an accident, it is The tragedy of serial rear-end chases is also very miraculous. Only Mel Gibson can compare with him. Of course, he was indeed sued twice by Chandler and his son. The second time was completed in 1999. The court ruled that the lawsuit was not established, and then Michael Jackson began to quarrel with Sony again. ③Amazon has always been a strange thing in the US stock market. Since its listing, although its stock price has risen, investment institutions have always believed that it will be thunderous, and Apple, which cannot be driven by the Internet, was a shame for technology companies at that time, but this statement is actually true. There are also problems. Buffett has said many times that Apple has always been a consumer goods company. ④From the beginning of "Jurassic Park 2", there has been a saying about who is more important, special effects or narrative. As for film reviews, I will not copy them.
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