I’m in Hollywood Chapter 847: Papa eccentricity
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Take the microphone handed over by Bill Olsen. Eric did not sit in that chair. This detail arrangement is completely beyond his expectations. He also understands that this should be a few hopes of Bill Olsen. He can stay on the stage for a while.
Like Bill Olsen, I patted on the back of the simple folding chair, Eric looked down at the stage, and looked at the characters in the first few rows who were shining brilliantly in either previous life or this life. Shi Du raised his head slightly and looked up at himself. Reminiscent of the scenes of rebirth over the years, Eric gave birth to an unprecedented level of ambition. The inexplicable emotions in these days have suddenly disappeared.
After the stage was completely quiet, Eric held the chair back with one hand and said, "I think everyone sees a chair, maybe the first reaction is to sit down, especially when you realize that this chair It ’s your position. However, in the next few minutes, I have to restrain myself from sitting down, and I hope that I can consistently restrain all similar thoughts in the days to come. Because once I sit down, We often start to pursue comfort and lose our motivation to move forward. "
Many people in the field did not understand why Eric suddenly said this. Some media reporters even regarded the scene in front of them as a specially arranged show. Therefore, the Eric voice fell and the scene just sounded for a while and it was not too warm. Applause.
The smile on Eric ’s face has not changed at all. He continued: “Many people certainly do n’t understand why I said this suddenly, and I have n’t reached an age where you can instill the philosophy of life. In fact, it ’s just suddenly I felt that the chair in front of me should not have appeared on this stage, just like in the original plan, I should not be standing here now. It was all a change made in a hurry two hours ago. What's wrong, I think the hundreds of media reporters and friends present will be able to dig out the inside story before the sun sets today. The reason why everyone gathered here today shows that you can definitely see the Fireflyer and the Yahoo music store on the entire Disruptive changes in the record industry, but it is clear that those who have created their own chairs and started to enjoy comfort do not want to see this change, so they almost try to delay or even prevent this change by Basic Instinct. "
Eric fell, the buzzing sound suddenly sounded in the banquet hall, the crazy spotlights turned on again, and some anxious reporters had even started dialing their mobile phones.
Eric clearly revealed what happened suddenly a few hours ago. Except that the media crusade will add some blockage to the other party, it will not have any substantial impact on Sony, but this is just a small and unresponsive little response. , He quickly continued: "In fact, in this era of technology explosion, all business managers should have a consciousness. Instead of being replaced by others, it is better to replace yourself. I admit that traditional portable music players are very good. , They also bring too much fun to our lives. However, this cannot be a reason for refusing to change. Technological innovation and technological progress are the megatrends of the entire era. Now I can proudly say that Fireflyer is a Disruptive innovative products, but I still look forward to the products that can replace Fireflyer, and I hope to create this product is the enterprise in the Firefly system. As for those who are standing still in their own "chair", I will never persuade or even beg you to make changes, I will take down all your 'chairs' and break you by the way All bottles around, so you have nothing! "
Eric ’s last fierce and eloquent declaration sent everyone in the venue into a brief shock and silence. Immediately, the warmest applause and cheers during the entire press conference sounded in the banquet hall. Westerners generally advocate freedom and publicity, and look forward to breaking the authority. Eric's remarks just hit the excitement of many people. Applause and cheers continued for more than a minute before Eric was able to continue to the next link.
After the Fireflyer press conference, starting from the evening paper of the day, the following days, North America and even the world ’s media have featured photos of the speech of Eric standing next to the folding folding chair, about removing the 'chair' The words also became the most blood boiling declaration at this conference.
However, although the media and the public generally have strong expectations for Fireflyer, it is not that no one is pouring cold water.
The media, as Eric said, on the day after the press conference, excavated the information that Celine Dion temporarily cancelled the performance at the Fireflyer press conference under the pressure of Sony records.
The CEOHoward · Stringer of the Sony United States branch that was chased by reporters said that Fireflyer's dependence on the CD drive and USB interface on PC hardware is too high. Although the sales of North America PC in 1996 reached an astonishing 26 million station, it even exceeded the color TV Annual sales of this traditional household appliance. However, since the CD drive and USB interface have only been implemented in the past two years, many personal computers do not even have these two interfaces. Among the 26 million units of the latest PCs sold last year, the number of devices with CD drive and USB interface is not yet To 5 million. Even now, more than half of the mainstream personal computer models on the market do not include CD drives and USB ports. Although Fireflyer ’s 299USD is very affordable, most families are unlikely to update for a music player. A personal computer worth thousands of USD, therefore, Fireflyer can only be regarded as a niche product for a long time, and it is impossible to compare with mainstream players such as Walkman, CD player, and MD Walkman.
Of course, Eric also knows what Howard · Stringer said. This is the case. Firefly Electronics has collected detailed relevant information in the previous market research.
However, considering last year and this year ’s PC sales, North America will have at least 10 million PCs supporting Fireflyer connection. Eric is still very optimistic about Fireflyer sales. Bill · Olsen also predicts that the remaining In nine months, Firefly Electronics should be able to achieve Fireflyer sales of 1 million.
In the history of the past, MP3 players first appeared in Japan and South Korea, and used a flash storage medium with a very low capacity at that time. Not only is it expensive, but the number of songs stored is not even as good as a traditional tape. It cannot be compared with a micro hard disk, so it cannot be popular for a long time. Due to the original closed strategy of the Jobs platform, the iPods manufactured by Apple using micro-hard drives were not popular either. Until 2005, Jobs, under the persuasion of all senior executives of Apple, agreed that the iPod should be compatible with the Windows system, and MP3 players completely implemented traditional players. Counterattack, and in the same year to obtain sales of 2more than 2 million units, this figure is more than twice the previous iPod sales in the Apple closed platform for several years.
In the eyes of Eric, when the iPod was launched in 2005, it actually missed the golden age of MP3 players. As more and more mobile devices began to support music playback, MP3 players were quickly eliminated. At this time, Fireflyer can be said to be in one step. It uses a large-capacity micro-hard disk storage medium and supports the Windows platform from the beginning. Even if the capacity and functions and personal computer support are not as rich and convenient as later, the Eric is still right The prospect of Fireflyer is very optimistic.
However, it turns out that the management of Eric and Firefly Electronics are still far from optimistic about Fireflyer ’s sales of 1 million this year.
After the press conference on April 2, Fireflyer officially started selling on North America Best Buy chain stores and Amazon platforms on April 5, and achieved a total sales of 25,000 units on the day of the sale. It is not how coincident this number is. , But because the major sales platforms only have a total of 25,000 units in stock, and less than 4 o'clock in the afternoon, retail outlets around entire US have announced that they are sold out, and 5,000 Fireflyers in the Amazon online store were also sold before the evening of the day. Swept away.
Fortunately, considering that Fireflyer has experienced a pre-sales craze that may be ushered in after more than a month of promotional period, Firefly Electronics has reserved 100,000 players in advance, and quickly from the major warehouses located on the east and west coast of United States that night Added to the major chain stores, Firefly Electronics' Fireflyer assembly plant in San Francisco has also begun to release all production capacity, increasing monthly output to the limit of 150,000 units.
Although many media regard the first day of Fireflyer ’s hot sale as a temporary phenomenon due to advertising and topical effects, when the fourth day of Fireflyer ’s total sales, the cumulative sales broke through 100,000, and the single-day sales were nothing. When the trend did not decrease, everyone changed their views and looked at Fireflyer, and some retailers have even started to increase the sales price of Fireflyer.
In four days, 100,000 sales volume reached 25,000 units per day. According to this trend, even after a period of time, consumers' freshness of Fireflyer cools down, but the total sales of Fireflyer in 1997 will definitely not be only 1 million.
So, traditional portable player manufacturers such as Sony have not completely settled down. After all, even the best-selling Walkman, the current annual sales volume is only 15 million units, and the average daily sales volume is less than 50,000 units. Moreover, this number is If the total sales volume of the world's major consumer markets is only the North America market, Walkman's single-day sales have no advantage in the face of Fireflyer's horrific sales momentum in recent days.
Therefore, on the day that Fireflyer ’s sales data broke through 100,000 on April 8th, Sony Records ca n’t wait to announce that it will file a lawsuit in the San Francisco federal court, demanding that Fireflyer will promote the spread of online pirated music and demand that Fireflyer be banned Player production and sales.
The next day, on April 9, a Gulfstream V-type commercial airliner landed at a small private airport on the outskirts of Long Island Eath Hampton. Firefly Electronics CEO Victor McNeilly and Chairman Bill Olsen got off the plane and boarded A black Bentley car greeted them.
In just a few days, the two people can be described as busy and crazy, but the success came too fast and violently. The two of them are also in a strong sense of excitement. Fireflyer realized 30 million USD in four days. Sales, even for a period of time in the future, as consumer enthusiasm cools, all data is halved, and Fireflyer's sales will not be less than 3 million this year, which means 1billion USD annual sales.
1billion USD is a miracle for a company that has just started, and the two will also receive very generous bonuses and option rewards. Of course, the basis of all this is that Firefly Electronics must achieve capacity expansion as soon as possible. After all, the current San Francisco factory of Firefly Electronics has a monthly output of only 150,000 units, which simply cannot meet market demand.
In order to discuss various new cooperation agreements with parts suppliers all over the world, Victor McNeilly and Bill · Olson had already arranged their schedules within the next week. However, Eric suddenly called them in the morning and asked the two to fly to New York to meet him, and even sent a Firefly aircraft directly to pick them up. Although Victor McNally and Bill Olson hoped that something could be resolved by conference call, Eric's attitude was very firm, and they had to board the plane and rushed over.
Bentley car is driving into the Eath Hampton urban area. Victor McNeil is still not very satisfied with the arrangement of Eric. He whispered: "Eric may be discussing with us the litigation issue of Sony Records. It ’s not necessary to worry, after all, according to the similar litigation cases that Sony received for the recorders in that year, the federal court is likely to directly reject the Sony record lawsuit, and will not file the case at all. "
There is a case law system in the United States law, which is to form the basis for the judgment of similar cases based on the previous court judgment cases.
The Sony video recorder was subjected to Disney and Universal's film and television copyright infringement lawsuit for ten years, and finally ended with the victory of Sony. This time, the lawsuit that Fireflyer may face is almost exactly the same as the case of the Sony recorder. According to the principle of case law, the federal court will basically directly reject the Sony record lawsuit. I just do n’t know how the Sony executives realized that the lawsuit was dismissed on the basis of the power that their company had spent a long time to ‘fight’ for, and how they felt in their hearts.
Bill · Olson looked at the driver driving in the front row. He was much more skilled in the world than Victor McNeilly, who specializes in technology research and development, so he did not complain with the other party, but just echoed. With a smile, I looked at the block outside the car window and suddenly remembered something to the driver who said: "Mr. Moen, is there a good gift shop nearby?"
Carter · Moen glanced through the rearview mirror Bill · Olson, said: "Of course, not far in front."
Bill Olsen said: "Then please stop for a while."
"No problem," Carter Moen nodded with a smile.
Victor McNally asked doubtfully: "What are we doing at the gift shop?"
Bill Olson felt a little helpless about this straight-hearted but slightly emotional partner, who had to lift his foot and kick him on the leg, making his eyes signal to shut him up. When Eric was in San Francisco a few days ago, he accidentally mentioned that he would come to Eath Hampton to give his two children a birthday. Eric did not shy away from both of them that he already had children. of. Although I do n’t know whether the birthdays of the two children have passed, since I ’m here, it ’s always inappropriate to be empty-handed.
Carter · Moen quickly parked car outside a boutique store in Eath Hampton City Center. Bill Olsen pulled Victor McNally out of the car and picked two good birthday gifts. Linhai Estate purchased by Eric in Eath Hampton.
The car entered the manor. Victor McNeilly and Bill Olsen entered the villa with their Virginia. The two soon discovered the fact that the manor had two hostesses What they served was Joanna · Pacula, which once played Heroine in "Twister".
Eric is wearing a light-colored sweater and casual trousers at home, and playing with two children around the age of four in the corner of the living room. The strange style of painting brings some inexplicable harmony. Watching the two come in, Eric just greeted him with the little boy in it, Victor McNeilly and Bill Olsen pretended to give gifts unaware of this, after thanking Eric, laughing Introduced to the two: "This is my son, Kevin, this is Xiaxia, my daughter."
Eric did n’t introduce the two women too formally, and Victor McNeil and Bill Olsen also felt a little relaxed, and then smiled and greeted the two little guys like two strange uncles, little The boy turned his head to his father ’s shoulders with some fear, but the little girl with beautiful big eyes looked at them curiously, and did not respond to the two ’s greetings. This made Victor McNeilly and Bill Orr Sen was somewhat embarrassed.
Everyone exchanged a few words at will, and Eric got up and took the two to the library to discuss things.
Virginia came over and wanted to take Kevin over, but Eric just shook his head and said to her: "I'll come, in addition, Jeff · Bezos will come over later, you let him wait. "
After finishing, Eric walked toward the stairs holding Kevin. After seeing a small figure behind him, several of them came along. Eric smiled and said, "Baby, you ca n’t follow me."
Hawaii looked at Kevin still held in his father ’s arms, blinked, and said, "Papa is eccentric."
Although this sentence is complaining, Victor McNeil and Bill Olsen always feel that the little girl ’s tone is a bit strange. If it is described in literary sentences, it seems that the feelings are not full enough, and it is too lacking. The emotions that many daughters should have when they spoil their father.
But they did not dare to delve deeper, looked at each other, and quietly followed behind Eric.
Eric did n’t seem to hear her daughter ’s complaint, but just smiled and said: “Keep it in the living room, do n’t make trouble.”
In the chuckles of Joanna and Virginia, the little girl saw her words didn't help, but still stopped obediently, watching his father take the two guests up the stairs. (To be continued.)