I Am A Trilionaire - Chapter 11
Cisco has grown rapidly after getting an injection of capital from Sequoia Capital the same as in history, Henry was not too worried about it.
On July 1, 1986, Henry heard the news that Industrial Light and Magic would sell its computer animation department. After Henry listened, he almost jumped for joy! This computer animation department will become the famous Pixar company in the future. The brilliance of Pixar must be understood by many people who follow Hollywood. This is definitely a very powerful animation film company! Then, Disney spent $ 7.4 billion to get it!
Henry knew that opportunities were rare, and if he missed this opportunity, he would never get it easily! Of course, he still has competitor-former Apple CEO Jobs (Jobs was removed from Apple in 1985)!
To understand the situation, Henry sent someone to Industrial Light and Magic to ask about this problem. That night, he got an accurate answer.
Henry thought about how to win the computer animation department. He now has more than 20 million US dollars. The draft “Harry Potter” paid Henry enough confidence. What’s more, in his previous life, Jobs bought the computer animation department for only 10 million dollars, and Henry didn’t even mind the extra 10 million. The following day, Henry organized a workforce, and on behalf of the Nicholas Bookstore, he applied for the Light of Industry and Magic George Lucas to obtain it.
After development, Nicholas Bookstore became famous. As head of the company, George Lucas might have naturally heard the name of the Nicholas Bookstore! With the development of Cisco and the Internet, Nicholas Bookstore has also grown rapidly. Although in early 1985, the Symbolics company registered the first .com domain name, but the world’s first web site in the true sense still belonged to the Nicholas Bookstore website, because it uses the WWW protocol, and the website content also complies with W3C standards. World Wide Web Consortium Standards. Since the success of the Nicholas Bookstore website, many companies have followed and created their own websites.
But some of these companies didn’t know how to build a website, so they contacted the Nicholas Bookstore and asked him to help design the website. For this, Nicholas Bookstore makes lots of money! The Netscape browser has become a website carrier, with functions that are simple and easy to use, smooth and fast, and have won the love of all users! After the founding of many company websites, Nicholas Bookstore took the lead in establishing the most influential international neutral technical standards organization in the web technology field-Nicholas Web Alliance!
The main members of this alliance are: Nicholas Bookstore, Cisco.
Although this alliance has several members, low strength, and low reputation, many companies are willing to join the world’s leading web technology! The bookshop Nicholas has long learned to make the Netscape browser, for this reason, he also specifically developed the XML Extensible Markup Language and XHTML Hypertext Markup Language to facilitate the creation of web pages. Of course, the original R&D staff didn’t think this, Henry asked them to do it! After filing a patent, the relevant language standard is published in a professional computer magazine, and the standard is given to all computer enthusiasts free to learn and use.
The so-called first class companies set the standard! ! !
The Netscape browser will be developed, and there are no standards, no patents, will Microsoft wait for a counterattack in the future?
Henry’s ambition is to build a strong patent barrier, so that Microsoft and other companies cannot compete with themselves! ! !
Imagine that all websites use the Nicholas web standard. Who can use Microsoft Internet Explorer? There is no other website that can be searched in IE. Not only will users not use it, but other companies will not build websites on it either. Too difficult for Microsoft to break this deadlock!
Light Industry and Mage George are also one of the Nicholas Bookstore users, they also use the Netscape browser, and they have applied for domain names and created their own websites. Because of this, George also knows the name of the Nicholas Bookstore. After hearing about Nicholas’s Bookstore intention to get his own computer animation department this time, I was also very willing to contact both parties to discuss the acquisition.
However, when Henry rushed to Industrial Light and Magic with the negotiating team, he really saw Jobs. Henry shook his head wordlessly, shouting at George Lucas, this guy is too embarrassing, he really is calling his rival!
When Jobs and George saw Henry, they both froze for a while, they didn’t wake up until Henry introduced himself. George looked at Henry in amazement. He was obviously very curious about Henry, but Jobs seemed like an arrogant man and did not put Henry in his eyes. When Henry sees Jobs, his heart becomes more determined to seize the Pixar animation factory!
Jobs later became famous for the success of Pixar, and Apple’s board of directors felt that Jobs was indeed extraordinary and could bring Pixar to its former glory, so Jobs could get a chance to return to Apple. And Henry will decide the way, and then Apple will likely fail, and Henry will have a chance to get it! ! !
Henry’s eyes were firm, and under the leadership of George Lucas, he and Jobs came to the meeting room.
Obviously, this negotiation is a little tense talk!
With a smile on his face, George asked everyone to sit down and said: “Mr. Jobs and Henry want to get the Industrial Light & Magic computer animation department. On behalf of Industrial Light & Magic, I welcome you! Then, when the negotiations begin, please say first Talk about your condition! ”
Henry hasn’t spoken, and Jobs rushed forward and said: “I am very interested in the computer animation department of Industrial Light and Magic. I hope George can sell it to me. Because only I can bring it to success !!!” He looked rebellious and confident, “George, the computer animation department is also part of your Light and Magic Industry. You don’t want it to be entrusted to freaks, and it will be crazy if it falls into the hands of a fool? !!!” Obviously Jobs kept a hidden meaning, there was something in his words.
Henry blushed, showed a slight anger, and counterattacked: “Mr. Jobs was right. If the Industrial Light & Magic computer animation department was removed, I fear it would damage the reputation of Industrial Light & Magic. So you have to find a company that is able to take over. Although Mr. Jobs founded Apple, well … ”
Henry chuckled, he didn’t need to show at all, because everyone knew what he meant.
Jobs’s face was blue at that moment and his eyes lit up. He is the founder of Apple, but in the end he was swept away by his own company. This is embarrassing! Henry openly showed his scar in front of him. How can this make him not angry? Henry felt that if his eyes could kill, he predicted that he would be killed by Jobs 10,000 times! ! !
When George Lucas saw that the atmosphere was very wrong, he immediately went out to make ends meet: “Everyone is a friend, so why bother talking about that! Come on, let’s keep talking, keep talking …”
Jobs’s face was still cold, his anger like taking gunpowder, he slapped the table, and said loudly, “George, I already bought the computer animation department. Who would dare to fight with me !!!”
Henry snickered his face, and following Jobs’s way, he slapped the table and shouted, “Mr. Lucas, I also bought the computer animation department !!!”
George Lucas was secretly pleased that the more the two parties competed, the higher the final sale price.
“Hehe, I’m optimistic about the ability of you two, and I believe that the computer animation department can go to glory under your leadership. Then, now it depends on who pays more. Whoever pays more, I’ll sell to him!”
As soon as George Lucas finished speaking, Jobs calmed down, and Henry could not let Lucas the “fisherman” easily succeed. In terms of bidding, both parties are very conservative and test the other party’s bottom line. The first job shouted: “Eight million dollars!”
But even George Lucas doesn’t agree with this price. When Jobs finished speaking, he even refused: “It costs 10 million US dollars. Don’t sell it without it !!!”
Come on, negotiations have finally turned into auctions.
Henry smiled, then raised his hand and said lightly, “Eleven million …”
” fifteen million …”
When Jobs finished speaking, Henry immediately shouted: “18 million !!!”
Upon hearing this offer, Jobs could not help frowning. The actual price far exceeded the true value of the Department of Industrial Light and Computer Animation Magic. Jobs felt that Henry added the total, and he was upset, he was very dizzy and stupid! Coupled with Henry’s young and impulsive age, it was also possible to make arbitrary prices. After thinking calmly, Jobs decided to withdraw from this competition. Therefore, he did not continue the offer.
George Lucas was very happy in his heart, at first he planned to package and sell the entire computer animation department for $ 10 million. Now I have met a man who is willing to add 8 million more dollars. This is really a big surprise!
“Henry is really brave. From now on, the computer animation department under Industrial Light and Magic will be yours!” George Lucas said, looking at Henry with a smile.
“Haha,” Henry chuckled.
Jobs’s face was a little gloomy, he immediately snorted, said goodbye to George, and left Industrial Light & Magic. Henry must discuss a number of detailed issues with George. Henry had to ensure the integrity of the entire computer animation department, including the entire technical and management team, as well as various equipment, computer animation production software, and patents. Because Henry had paid so much money, in the end he didn’t want to be pitted by George!
George Lucas approved Henry’s requests one by one. If you want to sell it, you can sell it. In addition, because the buyer pays dearly, if he cheats someone else, his reputation will be damaged. Besides, George was also worried that if Henry didn’t buy it, wouldn’t that additional eight million dollars be lost? Where can I go to find a buyer like that again! ! !
George was happy, Henry was happy, and signed the contract in the afternoon. However, in terms of payment methods, Henry only promised to pay the first half, and the last half would be paid within three months. Not because Henry did not have money to pay in one go, but he had to leave some money for emergency use. Big sales of “Harry Potter” gave him more than 20 million US dollars. Coupled with the legacy of his grandfather’s legacy, Henry is still very rich, which adds up to nearly 40 million US dollars! Although a lot of money was spent investing in Nicholas and Cisco Bookstores (Among them, Cisco only invested 3 million and Nicholas Bookstores invested more than 10 million), but his bank card still had more than 20 million dollars left. And at the end of the year, Penguin Publishing will pay Henry the cost of the manuscript, which may have tens of millions of dollars in revenue!
George considered it, and finally agreed to Henry’s terms. After completing the acquisition, Henry, under George’s leadership, went to the Computer Animation Department to examine the situation. The people in the computer animation department seemed to know about the arrival of Henry and the others, and didn’t seem too surprised. But to find out that the new boss was a twelve year old boy, everyone was a bit confused! Initially, they felt that they were abandoned by the company, like an abandoned child, so they were not in a good mood and very depressed. But however, there is still a glimmer of hope, maybe the next new boss is someone who can recognize and respect himself! Unexpectedly, the new boss is a twelve year old boy! ! !
“Did a twelve-year-old boy buy to play?” Thinking about this, everyone in the studio was desperate, and morale was so low that it was almost at the bottom!
Henry must stand now, he understands that if they are allowed to continue to sink, this investment may be in vain. Henry deliberately coughed several times to attract everyone’s attention, and then said loudly, “Do you feel disappointed when you see me? Actually, I want to tell you. You should not be disappointed, but to be happy, you must be very happy! Don’t! Seeing that I am young, but I aspire not to be in my senior year, I certainly did not decide to buy the computer dynamic department, but to make this decision after careful consideration beforehand! ”
Henry fell silent, and then said: “I want to make computer animations, classic full-length animated films that can be shown on screen films. I am very optimistic about you, and I think you are the best team in the industry. For this reason, I even bought this computer animation department at a high price.I hope this computer animation department can achieve great success in the future.I hope this computer animation department can become synonymous with global classic animation.When thinking of animation, the first thing that comes to mind is the animation department our computer !!! ”
Bang bang …
When Henry finished speaking, a round of applause.
After the applause stopped, Henry glanced at everyone and asked, “Which of you is Edwin Cartham and John Lasseter?” Henry knows these two people. Edwin Cartham is the creator of Pixar. He is the inventor of purely computer-made films, and he is a technical expert. And John Lasseter is a driver of Pixar’s creativity and is a creative talent.
Edwin Cartham is in his forties, mature and stable, and now serves as the head of the computer animation department of Industrial Light & Magic.
John Lasseter is still young, only 29 years old.
Seeing Henry ask, Edwin and John stand up and introduce themselves. When they finished the introduction, Henry nodded and announced to everyone: “Starting today, the computer animation department will be renamed Pixar Animation Studios and become an independent company (), Edwin will be the CEO, and John will be the chief creative consultant! , I want to tell you an enormous good news !!! ”
Speaking of this, Henry stopped deliberately, then looked at them. Seeing them all looking at him curiously, Henry smiled, no longer stunned, and announced to them: “The good news is that after the founding of Pixar Animation Studios, I will continue to invest 10 million US dollars. !!! and …”
Henry stopped in the middle of the conversation, everyone was happy and worried, and what, quickly? ! !
“In addition, I will use 12.5% of shares to start an equity incentive plan to reward employees who have made outstanding contributions to the company!”
When everyone hears this, they cheer and their spirits are high and full of motivation!
Equity incentive plans allow everyone to enjoy the benefits and economic rights posed by equity, participate in corporate decision making, share profits, and assume risks as shareholders. This is the best way to attract talent! Henry not only intends to implement an equity incentive plan at Pixar, but also implements an equity incentive plan in all his parent companies!
However, to boost morale, Pixar Animation Studios takes the lead in launching plans!
Seeing the excited faces in front of him, Henry believes that in the near future, Pixar Animation Studios will surely surprise Hollywood and the world! ! !