I’m in Hollywood Chapter 615: Firefly Empire
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AOL is a company established by Steve Case and several partners. Steve Case does not have absolute control of AOL. After Firefly invested in AOL two years ago, it became the largest shareholder of AOL with a 3% stake, which is why Steve Case insisted that Eric must not participate in AOL management for a period of time.
At this time, it is less than a year since Firefly agreed not to participate in the AOL operation for three years, but Steve Case felt that Eric did n’t care much about the management rights of AOL. On the broad industrial chain layout.
Weighed for a moment, Steve Case tentatively said: "Eric, I personally very much hope to be able to join this affiliate program, but I do n’t think AOL is necessary to strip all online businesses, is it?"
In the original space and time, AOL was stimulated by the extremely foamy online business in the late stage of the Internet wave, completely deviating from its own development foundation, and focusing more on web portal and other network services, so that the Internet bubble burst Afterwards, I suddenly found that my own technological expansion in the field of broadband was not even as good as the traditional Network Service Provider, which also led to the rapid loss of AOL network users. After the prosperity was dispersed, it was worth more than 100 billion during the bubble burst USD's expensive 'firework feast', before this time, he adjusted AOL's trajectory to make this company a part of his wealth empire.
"Steve, although some years later than AOL, is not difficult to get Yahoo network companies to enter the field of Network Service Provider and exceed AOL due to the current huge user advantage of Yahoo, but it is not a last resort. I will not choose to do so. , Because I hope that Yahoo can concentrate on its own business and make it to the extreme. Similarly, I also hope that AOL can achieve the role of Network Service Provider to the extreme. I believe that under the close cooperation of our three alliances Taking advantage of the rise of the Internet industry, AOL only needs a few years to surpass traditional service providers such as AT&T and Comcast. At that time, AOL could also be acquired through mergers and acquisitions. Expanding into the field of cable TV service providers, Firefly Group It can also provide cable content support for AOL. "At this point, Eric paused a little, leaving Steve Case a moment of thinking, and once again solemnly said:" So, now, after becoming an industrial giant and insisting on the development of diversity Nothing can be better. Between these two, which one do you choose? "
Steve Case gave a faint wry smile. He could hear that Eric did not give him a second choice. If you cannot become an ally, then you will most likely become an enemy. He also feels excited about Eric's words. If he can become an industry giant with AT&T, Comcast, and Time Warner, it is not so difficult to abandon the online business.
"Eric, this matter is related to the future of AOL after all, I need to communicate with Bill, in addition ..." Steve Case raised the alliance plan in his hand, saying: "Although AOL has already generated profits, it is Some capital is not enough to support this plan. I hope AOL can start the IPO plan in advance. "
Normally. In a mature capital market, after a company goes public, as more investors join, equity will become more dispersed. The shareholder's voice is gradually weakened, and the corresponding management will also gain greater power. Although he already leans on the plan of Eric in his mind, Steve Case still does not want AOL to become a piece in the industrial layout of Eric. He hopes to gain more control.
"In order to obtain more funds after IPO, I hope that AOL will keep its original listing pace," Eric shook his head. He rejected the proposal of Steve Case. He did n’t mind Steve Case ’s desire to gain more control. However, at this time, AOL ’s market value was less than 2 billion USD. Even if a 1% share was publicly issued, the financing amount would not exceed 200 million USD. Being able to push back the time by one year, the same proportion of funds raised can definitely double the funds raised. Directly extinguishing the idea of Steve Case, Eric quickly put another sweet date in the past: "As long as AOL agrees to this alliance plan, Firefly can provide 200 million USD low-interest debt financing for AOL, and will not require any additional terms as Allies, Yahoo Network Company will also use web portal and other platforms to actively promote AOL for advertising, and may even become an AOL network service distributor. "
Hearing the promise of 200 million USD's low-interest debt financing, Steve Case no longer has much resistance in mind, but Steve Case asks in doubt: "What does Eric, Yahoo mean to become a AOL distributor?" >
Eric said: "Yahoo is about to release an application software. I believe this software is as popular as online mail services and browser software. If AOL is willing, Yahoo can have AOL built into this software. I believe that this will greatly promote the promotion of the AOL network access service, and because the core of the business is not in this regard, the Yahoo requirements only need to be slightly higher than the maintenance cost. "
At present, most operating systems do not have a special network connection function. In order to access the Internet, in addition to the necessary hardware, you need to load the Network Service Provider login software. This login method can provide a service promotion platform for service providers. , Earn huge extra profits, so it has not completely disappeared until more than two decades later.
If the application software mentioned by Eric really can be as popular as browser software, Steve Case will certainly not refuse this cooperation. When he continued to question, Eric did not reveal more.
When it comes to things, the issue of joining AOL has basically been solved. The specific cooperation plan will not be discussed until the exact answer is given by Steve Case tomorrow. Eric then could not wait to chat with everyone about another plan to promote the construction of the ADSL broadband network, which is currently the most urgent thing. The requirements of Eric are not too high. At present, the Internet can only provide text, pictures and a small amount of audio content. As long as the average Internet speed is increased to a stable 512kbps as soon as possible, and the charging mode is changed. Provide cheap monthly packages, so the development of Yahoo in recent years will no longer be restricted by the network environment.
After years of operation, AOL has accumulated enough experience in network laying and service operation. Cisco ’s industry-leading technology can quickly solve the hardware equipment required for the construction of a new broadband network. It can even provide a complete network solution for AOL. The advertising resources of Firefly and Yahoo on film and television media and online portals will also solve the problem of the promotion of new network services. Therefore, a few people who are slightly excited are chatting, Unconsciously, the whole night has been spent. Even if the five people here are not workaholics, they often work all night. When the sky outside the window is gradually lit up, the five people do not have any drowsiness, but just go back to their rooms indiscriminately to wash up and go down together again. Go for breakfast.
All night, perhaps because of more and more investment, Eric unconsciously revealed many Internet concepts that have not yet appeared, big data, cloud computing, e-commerce, anti-virus software ... All in all Say what you think of, until you find that the expressions of the other four people looking at them have changed significantly. Eric hastily converged, but even so, Eric knows that his image in the hearts of several people is estimated to be close to aliens.
Steve Case even came up with the idea of Eric, and the idea of setting up a AOL direct-operated chain Net Café business in major cities of United States has arisen. It turns out that there is no concept of Net Café in 1994. The Net Café impressions in the memories of Eric are not very good, but he knows that because of the strict supervision system, Net Café in the West is not flooded, but as a theory says. Everyone can cook at home, but the restaurant is still everywhere, and the same is true for Net Café. In memory, the western Net Café should be called Internet Café. Most of them are the combination of Net Café and cafe, more similar to a leisure place.
Eric also strongly agrees with the idea of Steve Case. The Net Café that appeared in advance is just like the free wifi provided by these technology giants Google more than a decade later, which allows more ordinary people to access the Internet. If the AOL chain Net Café business It is really big enough, and it will also promote the popularity of the Internet. but. These all need to be achieved after AOL realizes the ADSL broadband technology upgrade, and, until Windows 95 this simpler and easier-to-use operating system comes out, with ADSL high-speed broadband, then the feasibility of this plan is indeed very high.
Last night Steve Case originally planned to delay it under the pretext of discussing with other partners, but this morning, influenced or brainwashed by the broad Internet industry prospects described by Eric, Steve Case became the information industry of Eric instead. The enthusiastic supporters of the alliance plan simply made a phone call with other partners of AOL and some executives, and this matter was confirmed. Of course, there is no obstacle to John Chambers. Compared with AOL, Cisco ’s current equity has Even more dispersed, except for the largest 21% shareholding in the hands of Eric, no other shareholder with more than 1% has been found, so John Chambers as CEO can decide this matter.
In this case, while Eric is still in Boston, several people directly started the discussion of the next stage of the cooperation plan.
On the other side, Bill Gates, who came to Boston again many years later, is also quite beautiful. Speeches, interviews, and banquets from several universities and Boston local media celebrities came one after another. When he agreed with Eric to visit Yahoo Headquarters, he was obviously dumped After he lost his head, Eric was busy discussing the cooperation of information industry alliance with John Chambers and Steve Case, and hoped that the students at the gate would be able to spend more days in the scenery. When Bill Gates finally heard the news of the meeting between Eric and John Chambers and Steve Case, when he called in person, the alliance plan of Yahoo and AOL and Cisco had been basically drafted.
Eric is too clear about Bill Gates's behavior style, so there is never any idea to bring the door classmates in. This is a master who wants to see what business wants to blend in. Although the cooperation with IBM is seamless in the 1980s, because in recent years Microsoft wants to get involved in the hardware business that overlaps with IBM, the cooperation between the two parties has been There is a deep crack. If it is not too difficult to develop the processor chip, Eric believes that Microsoft absolutely does not mind adding a foot to the Intel site. In the original space and time, all fields related to the Internet industry were involved. Microsoft basically held an attitude of seeing wild geese flying over, regardless of whether they ate or not. web portal, instant messaging, online mailboxes, etc. did not have any. Let go.
For the upcoming cooperation with Microsoft, Eric did not conceal from John Chambers and Steve Case, and revealed a few reasons and purposes for doing so. This incident did not hinder the alliance agreement reached by the three parties. Some details were revised. Ian Gunier, John Chambers, and Steve Case signed the agreement on behalf of Yahoo, Cisco, and AOL respectively. Then John Chambers and Steve Case rushed back to the location of their respective companies and began to prepare for the implementation of the alliance plan.
At this stage, things such as instant messaging software and browser scripting language translation are no longer necessary to hide from Steve Case and John Chambers. In order to facilitate several people scattered around United States to communicate with the implementation plan of the alliance plan at any time, Eric purposely set up the first official chat tribe in the history of instant messaging using YCR instant messaging software, which is still in internal testing status, brought in all the principals of these companies, and played a very important role for this YCR tribe. The name of Lafeng is Firefly Empire.
Until many years later, there has been a legend in the circle of global, the most widely used instant messaging software YCR. In the huge YCR social network world, there is a very mysterious tribe. This tribe has no even number, ordinary People can't find it, and they don't have the qualification to join at will. Even if the user wants to create a counterfeit tribe with the same name, it will be banned by the system. Any member of this tribe has the status of overwhelming in their respective industrial fields. Any news from this tribe may cause economic fluctuations within the scope of global. Many people who are fortunate to have access to this tribe ’s half-clawed information said that it is not the ridiculous Rothschild, not the Jews, nor the so-called Freemasons who really have the ability to control the world, but the electronic tribe called the Firefly Empire who really masters it. A group of people with global economic lifeline. (To be continued.)