I’m in Hollywood Chapter 1088: Single quarter earnings report
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Noting that Julia pointed to himself, several Holly Hunters who were chatting came by themselves.
Eric and the other party greeted each other a few words. When they left, they glared innocently at Julia.
Julia narrowed his neck, looking forward with hope, and whispered: "Eric, you are angry, right, do you want to clean me up?"
"No," Eric shook his head and said, "I will treat you well, using the gentlest way in the world."
"Uh huh."
Julia Xiaomi nodded like a peck, obviously not disgusted with this method.
Okay, I ca n’t clean it up.
Monday morning is to eat breakfast with Katzenberg, and discuss recent company affairs by the way.
Elizabeth has n’t finished her ‘arguing journey’ yet. Eric talked to her on the phone yesterday, only to know that the cause of the incident was about Fox TV Network, Murdoch wanted a strange woman to serve in Fox TV Network, Elizabeth naturally disagree.
For this kind of family affair, Eric is not very good to intervene.
I woke up early in the mansion on the top of Julia and Elizabeth Beverly Hills. I thought that Julia would get out of bed, Eric planned to leave first, but I did n’t expect Julia to get up, but I was still a little confused until Burbank Firefly Headquarters.
"Early, Eric," Katzenberg always seems to be a vigorous look. He walked into the restaurant vigorously, shook hands with Eric, and greeted Julia enthusiastically: "early, Julia."
Julia nodded and nodded toward Katzenberg: "Jeffrey, early."
Hello, Eric and Katzenberg sat down at the dining table, and Julia sat lazily beside Eric.
Katzenberg probably understands the status of Julia's. You do n’t need to avoid thinking about the things you want to talk about today. You do n’t care. After ordering breakfast to the waiter, Katzenberg ca n’t wait to ask: “Eric, you have read the quarterly financial report of AOL. Is it? "
Most quarterly financial reports of listed companies will be announced in the late month or early second month after the end of the quarter. Today is only January 18, Eric really did not expect AOL to announce the quarterly financial report in advance, but, I think Considering the situation faced by AOL during this time, this behavior of Steve · Keys is not difficult to understand.
In the past 1998, the Nasdaq index was finally fixed at 2733 points.
As of December 31, the stock prices of a series of technology companies in the Nasdaq market have reached historical highs. Among them, the market value of Microsoft successfully broke through 400billion USD and reached 418500 million USD, firmly occupying the first place in the global corporate market value ranking. . The best performing technology company in the Firefly system, Cisco, has a market value of 166600 million USD, ranking tenth on the global enterprise market value list.
After the Yahoo experienced an outbreak of listing, the stock price has been in a very unstable state of adjustment. However, before the end of last year, the market value remained at a high level of 106700 million USD.
At the same time last year, all technology companies controlled by Firefly invested less than 200billion USD in assets. Now, only Cisco and Yahoo have a market value of more than 270billion USD. In addition, compared with last year, the market value of Nokia It has also doubled to 66500 million USD.
Counting Firefly Group, a media group that is not listed but has a valuation level exceeding 100 billion USD, the Firefly system is equivalent to having three companies with a market capitalization of more than 100billion USD.
If the Nasdaq index crashed earlier this year, as expected by Eric, this year will also be the pinnacle of Eric ’s personal net worth. Although no specific statistics have been obtained yet, compared with when 《The New York Times》 wealth was accepted in November last year The latest data of 265billion USD and Eric will definitely break through 300billion USD.
It is conceivable that after the Nasdaq index crashed, Eric ’s personal net worth would like to reach the current level. According to the development trajectory of the new technology industry, it will take at least ten years.
However, at that time, once the personal value of Eric reaches the level of this year again, the bubble component of assets under the name of Eric will never be as serious as this time.
The information flashed through my mind, and Eric shook his head: "Not yet, so, what is the situation now?"
Katzenberg beckoned his assistant not far away to help himself bring a laptop, opened it and displayed it in front of Eric, said: "The data just released by AOL last year, Fourth Season degree, AOL's revenue amount is 1.1 billion 92 500,000 USD, a 46% year-on-year increase in performance over the same period last year, a 21% increase from the previous quarter ’s quarter-on-quarter data, and a single-quarter profit of 100 million 90 500,000 USD, which also rose 41% year-on-year. All relevant data far exceeded Wall Street ’s Expected. "
This is the internal restaurant of Firefly Burbank Headquarters. Eric deliberately laid a WIFI network here in advance. Katzenberg said that he skillfully switched a webpage to the AOL stock price display page.
At this time, it is almost eleven o'clock in Eastern Time, and Eric only sees a steep upward curve.
Within more than one hour of opening, the stock price of AOL rose 11%, and the market value reached 73.6 billion USD in one fell swoop.
Eric read all the data on the browser carefully and smiled: "This is a good thing. AOL will buy back the 3.1% stock of Clover Fund next month. There are hundreds of millions of more USD credits. "Eric said, open the calculator on the laptop and simply count consider as finished, said:" According to the current stock price, it should be 2.2 billion 80 million USD, maybe it will not rise again in the next few weeks. Less, we may even get 2.5 billion USD in the end. "
"2.5 billion USD," Katzenberg couldn't help feeling a little bit. Although the Clover Fund had already bought the stock at a high level, if it could withdraw 2.5 billion USD, it had already achieved several times compared with the initial investment. Profit, I suddenly remembered something, Katzenberg said again: "It happens to be enough to buy Hasbro."
Although Hasbro has not announced the financial report of Fourth Season last year, and because the Star Wars prequel was released at the end of December, even if it is announced, the loss of sales around Star Wars will not have too much impact on the financial report of Hasbro last quarter last year. However, more than half a month later, the news of the loss of toy sales around Star Wars has also spread. During this time, Hasbro's high stock prices have begun to show a downward trend.
After hearing Katzenberg mention Hasbro, Eric asked again: "Speaking of it, did the Consumer Products Department come up with a report on the sales failure around Star Wars?"
Katzenberg nodded and said, "I have been staring. I can transfer the detailed documents to you in a few days, but the basic problem is also very clear. Hasbro's defeat this time is mainly because they are too greedy. .100 million USD's authorization fee, correspondingly, has also obtained almost half of Star Wars' peripheral product authorization. According to the investigation of the Consumer Products Department, Hasbro is based on the latest characters in the pre-Star Wars pre-launch of a batch of toys is still very popular , But because there are too many types of products, it has affected consumers ’shopping choices. After that, only the core batch of toys are welcomed, and most other products are in a state of unsalable sales. I think that in the future, we should focus on the company ’s movie Products are classified in a more precise and detailed manner, and the types of surrounding products are strictly limited. "
Eric listened carefully, and finally said: "This year our" Iron Man "," Cars "and" The Lord of the Rings First Song "have very rich potential for the development of peripheral products, so you better stare in person, I do n’t want The consumer product department only sums up experience, but does not practice. "
"I understand," Katzenberg agreed. The waiter brought the breakfast of the three people and the conversation was suspended for a while. Katzenberg only said when the waiter left: "Also, regarding the" 4200 "plan, Eric, North America, although the final contract is still being negotiated, 2000 3D screens and 100 IMAX screens have basically been confirmed to be rolled out across the board when "Gravity" is released at the end of the year. However, overseas, I think there may be a delay of one to two months. "
Eric originally hoped that the promotion of 3D and IMAX screens could be synchronized with global, but after a year of preparations last year, he gradually realized the reality, the North America market is better, and the overseas film market is subject to the market and policies of the corresponding countries. Due to various complex factors, it is basically impossible to achieve synchronization.
Of course, the IMAX theater, which is completely controlled by Firefly Group, may be able to do this, but the additional 2,000 3D screens that want to spread in the overseas market at the same time are more difficult. And just 100 IMAX screens distributed in other countries of global are obviously not enough, and Firefly is unlikely to let "Gravity" and "The Lord of the Rings" be released on these 100 screens in advance.
Eric does not doubt that Katzenberg did not do its utmost in this matter. Since he proposed it at this time, he basically proved that it was impossible.
"In this case, it is good to ensure that North America is synchronized," although disappointed in my heart, Eric said quickly: "As long as North America can succeed, I think that overseas expansion will definitely be very fast."
"However, on the North America side, I met with the representatives of several theaters last week. They still have some hesitations, mainly about the film source," Katzenberg nodded and said: "From the Gravity in November "Until December" The Lord of the Rings ", there is only one month in the middle, because of the popularity of the two films, the theater is also very optimistic that these two films can support the two-month 3D movie market. However, from December" The Lord of the Rings " ”To another 3D film source“ Sleepy Hollow ”that we determined, but there are more than three months of open space, even if“ The Lord of the Rings ”can support the two-month period, these 2,000 3D screening halls will also have one There is a lack of film sources in the month, so the cinema provider needs us to provide at least two more 3D film sources. "
According to the current technical level, the main difficulty of the 3D film source is still the cost, and the time cost is still the second. According to the scale of 2,000 screens, only the cost and the cost of copying can increase the number of a movie. The budget of one million USD, if it is a medium-low-cost production below 50 million USD, only these two costs may reach 10% of the production budget.
Even, this is not a more expensive version of IMAX. Compared to ordinary 3D film copying, the cost of IMAX-3D film copying is equivalent to ten times that of copying. If both formats are available, the release of that film The investment will be even greater.
However, since I made up my mind to promote it, there is no room for shrinking at this time. Eric took a sip of the mineral water next to it and asked Katzenberg: "What do you mean?"
Katzenberg said: "The risk of placing a large production hard disk in the unpopular period of February and March is too high. If you choose low-cost production, you will not be able to highlight the advantages of the visual effects of 3D and IMAX movies. I think maybe we can start from the film Curry selected some classic blockbusters for conversion, which can reduce risks and ensure visual effects. "
Listening to Katzenberg's words, Eric immediately thought of a series of 3D reset movies in the original time and space, but he quickly shook his head and said, "No, it is not the time."
Although many of the 3D reset movies in the memory have obtained very good Box Office, it is generally a matter of ten or twenty years after a film is released.
The rise of Hollywood special effects blockbuster is less than ten years ago. Before the 1990s, Eric really could n’t think of too many blockbuster movies that had to be converted into 3D. After the 1990s, there were too many.
Just under Firefly Group, "Jurassic Park" series, "The Terminator" series, "Twister", "Independence Day" and other films have the potential for 3D conversion. However, compared with the past, the release period of these films is too short to reach the point of selling feelings. Moreover, although very satisfied with the 3D movie system developed by Firefly, Eric still hopes that this technology can be developed for another ten years before the 3D versions of these classic movies can be released.
Katzenberg did n’t expect that Eric would refuse at once, and asked, “Eric, according to the once-recurring rule of Disney animation once every 7 years, it is actually fine. Although it is a movie for adults, North America7 produced a batch of brand new The audience is actually the same. "
"I don't mean that," Eric shook his head and said, "It's true that it's re-released once in seven years, but I don't want to rush to tap the commercial potential of these films now. Maybe, wait another decade or so. After these films have become classic memories in the hearts of a generation, and then re-launched in the 3D version, we will get better market results. Now, just to fill the gap in the schedule, just take out these classic videos, that would be too Not worth it anymore. "
"In this way," Katzenberg was obviously somewhat persuaded by Eric, saying: "We can only cash in from the existing film. Speaking of that," Underworld "is good, cold Gothic style, violent The shootout scene, if made into 3D, will definitely achieve very good results, but the new line has already fixed the movie in the summer. "