November 29, 1995.

Today, undoubtedly Pixar Animation Studio, an extremely glorious day because it was launched today.

In the trading hall of Nasdaq.

"The film "Toy Story" is the longest progress in the animation field since Disney made the world's first animated feature film "Snow White" 60 years ago, and all this was done by Pixar, and Disney is just a publisher."

In order to shape and promote Pixar's image as a new generation of animation film companies, Pixar's big boss Jobs spared no effort to verbalize many reporters.

"Mr. Jobs, you mean that the success of Toy Story is entirely due to you and your team?" a reporter asked.

Jobs glanced at the reporter disdainfully, as if saying that was it.

"That's of course!"

Jobs affirmed.

Well, he is such a person. If it were someone else, he would definitely not speak like this, and he would have to take Disney's face into consideration.

But this was not the case with him, Jobs.

What is Disney's face? Now you have to step on it, otherwise how can the stock price soar to the highest level!

Strong, domineering, paranoid, sarcastic, and never admit your mistakes. This is the answer to many people.

Of course, it is not the exact answer.

He is strong and never bowed his head. Behind the domineering man, Jobs also has his knowledge of the current affairs and his endurance. For example, when Pixar was in a downturn, he signed a series of unequal treaties with Disney, which won time for Pixar's survival. Including with Bill Gates, he also compromised, cooperated, and of course wars.

Such advance, retreat, offense and defense are not just an isolated case in Jobs' business career.

"Jobs still had the familiar taste!"

"Arrogant!"

"It's right that he is strong, who will make others succeed again?"

"Damn rich man, I hope he still has time to fall out!"

...........

Faced with Jobs' unreliable remarks, everyone around him, whether they are insiders in Hollywood or investors who invest in stocks, are slightly unhappy.

"It's so awesome. You dare to say this in person. Disney people will probably be embarrassed on the face."

Although Zhu Ke said this, he still yearned for it in his heart. He hoped that one day he would have the confidence and show such a tough side.

The truth is just as Zucker expected.

Disney Chairman Michael Eisner, who learned the news, almost turned up the office desk!

Soon, the stock market opened.

Pixar Animation Studio has been sought after by many investment institutions and investors because of the popularity of "Toy Story", even though they are slightly unhappy with Jobs.

Who will still be unable to get along with the money?

Anyway, Zhu Ke didn't. He had contacted an investment company in advance and spent six million dollars without looking, which was almost all Zhu Ke's wealth.

"Pixar animation, and Jobs are more powerful. This is all my money!" Zucker prayed wildly.

This time, Zucker did not use ten times the leverage.

Because Zucker didn't know whether Pixar's profit on the opening day was whether it rose or fell. Even if he knew it was rising, once he used leverage, he might be harvested by Wall Street's dealers. Anyway, Zucker only knew that Pixar's market value soared to $1 billion in one month.

.........

That night.

Zhu Ke was slightly unhappy and gritted his teeth.

"Damn the garbage system, can't you provide detailed instructions and information after Pixar's launch? How much money did I make?"

That's right, Zhu Ke still made a profit today, but he was still unhappy.

Pixar Animation opened at a price of $22, and its stock price rose by $45 in half an hour, and then continued to rise to $49, and closed at $39 on the same day.

Zucker invested 1.7 times the $6 million invested on the same day, with equity plus income exceeding $10 million.

Yes, Zhuke made a lot of money, but if the profit would be higher when the highest $49 settlement on the day was settled, this is also the reason why Zhuke was unhappy.

True Juke, Greed, Greed, Wald!

"Ahem..."

At this moment, former ace negotiation expert Kangdy walked into Zhuke's home. Looking at Zhuke's gritting teeth, he couldn't help feeling a little sore.

"Okay, you vampire, you have made enough money, don't be ungrateful." Kangdi said slowly.

It's not without reason that Kangdi will be here tonight.

"Man, all the investigation information you want is here, you can read it yourself."

After Kangdy finished speaking, she stood up and left without waiting for Zhuke to speak. Sometimes he was such a popular person because he had an appointment with a beautiful girl tonight.

Zhuke watched Condy leave in a daze, and couldn't help but curl his lips: "It's really unique. It would be better if the charge was a little lower."

These days, Zhuke is quite busy, so he entrusts Condy to contact a survey company to help him investigate some situations.

There are two copies of the information placed on the table.

【Hughes Pictures Company】

[Stephen Helenberg profile]

...........

Zucker first opened the information about Hughes Pictures.

Hughes Films, a small Hollywood company located in the Burbank area of ​​Los Angeles, integrates production and distribution. It was founded in 1985 and has 49 employees.

This is the investigation company that Condy contacted. After a month of investigation and screening, it is the Hollywood company that best meets Zucker's requirements.

Although Hughes Pictures mainly produces offline videotape movies, with only two films released in theaters, and the box office combined is less than $600,000, it still has a complete distribution channel in Los Angeles, including throughout California.

Company valuation: US$2 million.

The estimated acquisition price is 2.5 million to 3 million US dollars.

"Shit...is pretty good. It seems that if it weren't for the boss of Hughes Film Company, if the investment failed recently and the funds needed to be recovered, it would probably not be sold."

Zhuke is a person in half of the entertainment industry and knows a lot of inside information and development trajectory of Hollywood.

Although Hollywood companies like Hughes Pictures are the last in Hollywood and have no sense of existence, it is rare to have companies with their own distribution networks. At least, as time goes by, these companies are becoming more and more valuable.

Haven’t you seen that in 2016, the Wanda Group of the Wang family spent more than 3 billion US dollars on buying a second-rate legendary film company in Hollywood.

"I bought Hughes Films, and even if I lose money every year, I can sell at least $200 million in twenty years." Zucker made up his mind and planned to acquire it.

.........

The second investigation data is Stephen Helenber's personal data.

When it comes to Stephen Helenber, many people may be unfamiliar with it, but when it comes to the cartoon "SpongeBob SquarePants", it is estimated that it has a lot of influence around the world.

Yes, Stephen Helenber will be called the "Father of SpongeBob SquarePants" in the future.

At first, he was not a person in the entertainment industry, but a scientist who studied marine life and a teacher of marine biology at the Oran Marine Institute. His original intention of creating the small sponge was only entrusted by the Institute to draw a comic for the children visiting to introduce marine life knowledge.

But who would have thought that "SpongeBob SquarePants" was so successful?

Since 1999, it has been broadcast on Nickelodeon Children's Channel in the United States and is widely popular among children around the world. The work has won two Emmy Awards, 12 Children's Voting Awards, and has also released two movies. As of January 2020, its peripheral products have generated more than $13 billion in revenue for Nickelodeon Channel.

$13 billion in peripheral revenue?

"Even if you remove costs, channels and other expenses, SpongeBob's profit is quite considerable!" Zhu Ke couldn't help but sigh.

Obviously, because of the information provided by the system, Zhuke undoubtedly dug a gold mine!
Chapter completed!