Chapter 183 I often walk by the river, how can I not get wet shoes
Since the establishment of Jerry and David World Wide Web Guide in 1994, the two immature Yahoo chiefs experienced a surge in hits, were ordered to move out by the school, formally founded a company to finance their business, grew wildly, and had a weekly website pageview of only two years A series of fantastic experiences such as reaching the peak of 42 million, passing the IPO application, and going public, etc., for the two young people who dropped out of Stanford University, the little things in the past two years are enough to last a lifetime.
But for Roland, since he left the goal of investing in Yahoo to David Olson, the company's development, financing negotiations, all of these are actually not his concern. As a layman, he never leads the insider , and as a layman, what he cares most about is actually how much money he can make from the entire investment.
Because of this, what Roland cared about when he got the statement of the total funds raised from the IPO plan given by David was that Yahoo would sell 2.6 million shares at a price of 13 dollars per share, raising 3,000 dollars. $3.8 million.
In addition, what he looked at was the number of shares he held—4.68 million shares.
If calculated according to the valuation of the IPO, the shares in his hands are worth 60.84 million. Is this price reasonable? Is it more or less? As for Roland, he didn't even know.
But he knew Rebs’ words: ‘Standing on the wind, pigs can fly! '
And now, Yahoo is the pig standing on the wind of the Internet.
On April 12th, David Olsen, the spokesperson of Overwatch Venture Capital, appeared at Nasdaq in New York. He greeted the guys who came forward in a suit and tie, even with a smile on his face. But there is no sincerity in the eyes.
As a guy who made his fortune in real estate, how could he not have experienced things like going public?
And the reason why he appeared here was entirely because of that brat Roland, who didn't want to show up at all!
That's right, even though he knew the news of Yahoo's listing, Roland had no intention of going to the scene to join in the fun. Compared with the little black next door who followed the crowd and followed the entire process of Netscape's listing, Roland was more willing to leave these boring processes to David.
Staring at the computer screen, witnessing the digital jitter of call auction?
Go to the open studio, stand in front of the marquee, with the Nasdaq and Yahoo logos as the background, and smile silly in front of the media and the camera? Then press the button that I don't know how many times it has been touched, will it be considered as the completion of ringing the bell?
Then, in the formulaic speech, greeted the arrival of ribbons and pieces of paper?
This is so boring...
If Roland had no memory of his previous life, he might be very interested in this kind of IPO.
Because every number that shakes on the Nasdaq screen means a piece of money that can be cashed out.
But after knowing that Yahoo's market value will surpass Berkshire Hathaway one day, he couldn't get excited about the IPO, and those guys who pretended to be false were naturally handed over to the chairman of Shouwang Venture Capital. David - Olsen to deal with ah!
Anyway, non-listed companies do not need to disclose shareholder information, and through a series of investment negotiations before, people only know that David Investment is in charge of everything. As for the real big boss Roland?
I'm just a filmmaker, why should I let outsiders know how much money I have?
People in the circle only need to know clearly!
Unfortunately, the idea is beautiful, but the reality is very skinny.
On the day of Yahoo’s listing, the stock price soared from 13 yuan to 43 yuan. Although the closing price fell back to 33 yuan, this has made it the company with the third highest stock price increase in the history of Nasdaq at that time; The increase of 154, also surpassed Netscape's 102, becoming the darling in the eyes of investors, and even the focus of the media.
The 4.68 million shares held by Shouwang Venture Capital are worth 115 million!
Although the two young Yahoo chiefs have both become young billionaires with a book value of 130 million, if the 150 million is added to Roland's head, his net worth will already exceed one billion!
but-
The person who came forward was David Olsen after all!
Roland felt that if he didn't show up, the media would ignore him, but he forgot that if the halo of successful investors was hung on the Olsen couple, the influence would be no less than that of Roland himself!
Why?
Because they are already successful real estate developers!
Because the hottest sister in America is the couple's daughter!
Because the youngest A+list guy in America is their adopted guy!
Because the Double Star Group they operate has mastered the hottest young men's and women's brand in America!
Because on the outlet of the Internet, they succeeded again!
It’s not really news that successful people are successful again, but the thing is…
David Quantma’s is a cross-industry success…
If you say that you are the number one in an industry, it is strength plus luck, and you have successively achieved success in the four fields of real estate, film and television entertainment, clothing manufacturing, and the Internet...
What is this special code?
If Roland goes to Nasdaq, saying that Yahoo is a product of his own interest, a random vote, and luck, then the media will at most give him the Hollywood A+list as a treasure boy who has been kissed by God, but David After going...
It exploded immediately!
The record of Chi Guoguo is really terrifying!
Because of this, the leisure Roland imagined did not appear at all, and overwhelming reports swept in—
【Three minutes to take you to know the cross-border rich man David Olsen! 】
【At the age of forty, the net worth exceeds three billion! David Olsen is the most successful cross-industry man! 】
【Why can David Olson be the number one cross-industry leader? 】
【Parenting experts reveal the secret, how can you, like the Olsen couple, send your child to the other side of success! 】
【The Forbes rich list is freshly released! The Olsen family is on the list for the first time! 】
In the past, for Roland's sake, these news would not have appeared with much fanfare at all.
But the problem is, this time you took the initiative to stand in front of the stage!
If this is not reported, then I am sorry for the industry in their hands!
In addition to publishing a large number of headlines, the family was also blocked by various media!
"Roland Allen, what do you think of your uncle David Olsen entering the Forbes list?"
"Uh...my name is also on the Forbes list..." Roland smiled awkwardly, motioned for the other party to turn the magazine in his hand to the Hollywood page, and pointed to the third place on the power list.
"Roland Allen, can you tell us how the Olsen couple educated you?"
"Uh... hire a tutor, do math problems, love physics, chemistry, biology... James is now a top student..."
"Roland Allen, do you know how much your personal assets account for in the total family assets?"
"Uh... I don't know..." Roland replied, and at the same time he added 'it's strange' in his heart.
"Roland Allen, you don't know, do you want to avoid girls chasing you for money? It has been several years since you were chased last time, have you dated other girls now? Do you like girl?"
Flower wipe!
I may not be human, but you reporters are real dogs!
Has anyone extended the problem in such a way?
The question of looking for trouble made Roland speechless, but after seeing the knowing smiles of those reporters, Roland instantly understood that these media were all pointing at this opportunity to make more money!
Just give an answer, and they won't be pestered!
So, Roland had no choice but to cough and said, "Uh... yes..."
Boom!
Following the reports of various media, almost overnight, Roland, who had been silent for almost a year, reappeared in the eyes of the public.
Not only that, but with the blessing of cross-border tycoons, the astonishing popularity of the Olsen sisters, coupled with the crazy surge of the Internet, the news related to them even surpassed the upcoming general election in America!
For most of the people, the Olsen family is simply lucky. Not only can they give birth to a pair of treasure girls, but they can also pick up a treasure boy. faster than the flood!
And for those fans who haven't seen the news of Roland's private life for a long time, what does it have to do with how rich the Olsen family is? What they cared about was the 'yes' that Roland said!
Almost at the same time when the news broke out, countless discussions suddenly appeared in the major discussion rooms on the Internet:
"Ahhh! Roland actually has a girl he likes? Does anyone know who it is?"
"Is that Reese Witherspoon? They made Spider-Man together!"
"I don't think so! If it's Reese, according to the normal situation, after "Spider-Man" wraps up, there will be rumors of their romance! But since the wrapping up last June, there has been no news about them!"
"Who is that? Could it be that Roland went to fall in love in the past year when he disappeared? Isn't this too well protected?"
"Wait! Did anyone see last month's Oscars? Do you remember what Steven Spielberg said on stage? He said a kid he knew thought Kate Winslet was pretty! And I If I remember correctly, Steven Spielberg seems to have only worked with Roland for a long time in these years, right?"
"Looking at what you said, I also think there is a problem! When I watched the Oscars last month, I felt very strange why Kate Winslet, a newcomer, would be ridiculed by so many celebrities. Looking at it now, maybe Roland is here Stepping over her in front of those people? Hiss...seems like this is really possible?"
"Oh? Hurry up! Go to IMDb! Check their profile! Check their schedule!"
Strange knowledge... added...
That's right! The media did save face and help Roland cover it up, but it's okay for us to distribute the news you gave yourself, right?
Major events help you cover up, but everyone has to eat, right?
If you can’t report to Kate Winslet, let’s report that you have a girl you like!
Anyway, we don't dig deep, just want to get some traffic from you!
As for what your fans think, we can't control it!
And the shameless actions of those media who made every effort to make Roland feel that he really had a beep.
He let David go, he just wanted to hide, and if he had known that the whole family would be involved—
Roland definitely chose to go to Nasdaq by himself!
But it's too late!
If he now publicly admits that Blizzard Capital and Blizzard Entertainment, Warcraft Films, Overwatch Ventures, and Interstellar Records under the name of Blizzard Capital are all his sole proprietorships, he will create another big news for the media on the girlfriend issue!
After all, in Forbes’ current estimation of wealth, there is no Berkshire Hathaway, but only the Internet company of Overwatch Venture Capital, and Blizzard Entertainment, which has the same name as the parent company Blizzard Capital.
As for Warcraft Movie and TV and Interstellar Records, these two things are not counted!
However, Roland's behavior of stealing chickens without losing money made the guys in the circle laugh out loud.
Eh! Aren't you Niubi? Don't you like to hide from the media? Don't you like to show off?
Did you include yourself this time?
It should be your news, that is your news, why do you have to cover up and enjoy your leisure?
How much news I owed the media before, and now I have paid them all at once...
What are you doing all this time?
Of course, Fox, who is also in the circle, is extremely happy about the news Roland made!
Although they did agree to announce the list of leading actors after the filming of "Titanic" officially started, this does not prevent Roland from admitting that he has a guy he likes!
In their view, Roland's overturned behavior in this work is simply an excellent announcement arrangement!
First, the ridicule on the Oscars, which had a huge ratings, and then the acknowledgment under the topic of cross-border rich people, and finally when the lineup of the romantic film was officially announced, fans could not tell that the two people in and out of the film have become lovers ?
Even if all the media did not reveal it, they still covered it up, but the fans are not fools!
At that time, the guaranteed box office will come!
Romance movies!
It's the gimmick that matters!
If you guessed from the beginning that this movie would be boring to death, then it would be very easy to trick the little girl to watch it!
This is also the reason why the hero and heroine of many romance films always disclose their relationship when the movie is announced!
For money!
Hey, Roland is really a good guy!
If Roland were to know Fox's thoughts, he would have to wonder if that dogbeep reporter was from News Corporation, but apart from Fox, he also thought that Roland was a good guy, and Sony.
They are worried about the meaninglessness of the serious "Spider-Man" announcement!
Before they started thinking about how to hype up the upcoming "Spider-Man", hey, Roland made a big news himself! This behavior of doing the right thing at the right time, at the right place, made them admire!
Although compared with those industry models, Roland, who has a very low output, is too lazy to beep, but all the people in the circle combined are not as outstanding as he is consciously cooperating with the publisher's hype!
If there is no news, news must be made!
While admiring, Sony has not forgotten its own job.
Don't the public want to know who Roland is referring to by "yes"?
They understood that Roland was talking about Kate Winslet, but as the publisher, wouldn’t it be enough to just release the life photos of Roland and Reese during the filming of “Spider-Man”?
Follow the hype of the tabloids, and let the heat go up!
As long as they can make money, they dare to post any kind of gossip!
What's more, isn't the role of tabloids just to have no prestige and gain attention?
And what Sony wants is to draw the public's attention from the question of who Roland likes to "Spider-Man".
After the matter is over, Fox is deciphering. This is simply a perfect way to kill two birds with one stone!
Roland, you are such a show, congratulations!
(end of this chapter)