In the week starting on April 4, the Westeros system launched three huge claims lawsuits against the Hearst Group on Monday, and Daenerys Entertainment Group officially submitted its IPO application on Wednesday. The two heavyweight news events have not yet gained traction. It didn’t cool down at all. On Friday, April 8, the Westeros system once again made explosive news.
After being warmly publicized by many media during this period, Yigrit Company officially announced that its most popular Internet basic tool software IE browser is open to the public for free.
At a press conference on Friday morning, Igret CEO Tim Berners-Lee said that the company's move is to further promote the openness of the World Wide Web platform.
For users, from now on, IE users around the world will no longer have to be unable to update and use the latest version of the browser software in a timely manner due to charging reasons.
For enterprises, the latest technological achievements emerging in the Internet industry will be promoted to users as soon as possible relying on the IE software platform.
During the media Q&A session after the press conference, Tim Berners-Lee did not hesitate to deny it when faced with some reporters’ questions about whether the free IE browser was in response to the antitrust investigation that Igret might encounter. And once again listed the various measures that Igrit has taken to continuously promote the openness of the World Wide Web platform in the past few years, and finally did not forget to accuse the recent inappropriate lawsuits against many technology companies in the Westeros system as being completely malicious media and sensationalism. Politicians are maliciously adding fuel to the flames.
Thinking of the conflict between the Westeros system and the Hearst Group during this period, the target of Tim Berners-Lee's accusations is self-evident.
The reporters at the scene immediately realized that the Westeros system should also be experiencing a "litigation bombing" recently. However, the plaintiffs who filed lawsuits against the Westeros system's technology companies were obviously weak, and what they could obtain behind the scenes was limited. Just some support from public opinion is far less than the tens of millions of dollars in real money that Simon Westeros directly spent on the three lawsuits launched on Monday.
Facing a behemoth like the Westeros system, not to mention that the chances of winning in those lawsuits themselves are extremely small. Even if some of them can barely win, it will be difficult to cause substantial damage to the Westeros system.
In fact, at this stage, only the federal authorities still have the strength to check and balance the continued rapid expansion of the Westeros system.
However, the White House, which is rumored to have an ambiguous relationship with the Westeros system, has so far shown no intention of taking action.
There is no shortage of relevant appeals in both houses of Congress, but it is a pity that it is not easy for the faction-ridden House and Senate to reach consensus, not to mention that the majority of seats in both houses are currently controlled by the Democratic Party, and the Westeros system is already a well-known Democratic Party. The biggest financier.
Yigret suddenly gave up the annual revenue of hundreds of millions of dollars and announced that IE is free. The specific strategic intention is partly to promote the openness of the Internet, partly for the company's own interests, and partly to deal with potential antitrust threats. Probably only Yigret Several core senior executives of Gretel knew about it.
Of course, a certain young man must be included.
It was a rare occasion for YGRIT executives to communicate directly with the media and ended the questions about the free IE browser. The reporters on the scene also did not forget to mention the "Happy Farm" which has become increasingly popular recently.
Although the Yigrit Portal did not immediately announce the number of players for the second week after the launch of "Happy Farm", the media with powerful media still obtained the relevant data.
After quickly accumulating 6.97 million players in the first week, in the second week of its launch, the number of players of "Happy Farm" hit a new high, reaching 8.29 million, driven by the hot topic. In two weeks, the total number of players of this phenomenal online social game has reached 15.26 million.
In terms of revenue, compared with the US$2.61 million in the first week, due to the significant increase in overseas players who have not yet established perfect payment channels, the revenue of "Happy Farm" in the second week was US$4.37 million. The 67% revenue growth in a single week may not be as good as the 118% increase in players during the same period, but such a scale of revenue still far exceeds the initial expectations of the operations team.
In fact, some people within Yigrit Company have proposed postponing the launch of this game in overseas markets in order to gain more profits in the future when online payment tools in overseas markets are further popularized.
The proposal was rejected by Bezos before it even reached Simon.
After learning about the relevant controversy, Simon personally sent an email to Ygritte management to express his support for Bezos' decision.
First of all, the development difficulty of "Farm Farm" is very low. Just like when a Chinese studio launched this game in 2008, its American counterpart produced an equally successful copycat version the next year.
Delaying the overseas release of "Farm Farm" is likely to result in the same situation.
Moreover, if it is just a game, it is nothing. Once the overseas market is robbed of opportunities, the result is likely to be that other Internet companies rely on similar games to take advantage of the situation. This is what Simon least wants to see.
Ygritte's goal in developing Facebook from the beginning was to create a huge social network that connects the world.
In the past, this kind of effort could only be obtained through celebrity influence and other means as much as possible.
Now, the phenomenal "Farm" has truly allowed thousands of players from different languages, nationalities and skin colors around the world to mingle in a virtual social game.
Within half a month of its launch, driven by this game, the total number of Facebook users worldwide increased from 49 million to 53 million in the first week, and then from 53 million to 61 million in the second week. The total number of users increased dramatically in two weeks. Of Facebook’s 49 million user base, the total number of overseas users was only about 13 million.
Just relying on the strong stimulating effect of "Farm Farm" on the growth of Facebook's user base, even if this game does not make a penny, it is completely worth it for Ygritte Company, so whether it is Simon or the core players of Ygritte Senior executives will not be short-sighted and give up Facebook's overseas expansion opportunities for the sake of revenue from a game.
The industry can see that there are not many key peers and media, and these people are more concerned about whether Yigrit will continue to open its platform to other game manufacturers.
After Simon personally made the decision last Friday, Ygritte management has been discussing and drafting relevant terms for the past week.
At this IE free plan press conference, Tim Berners-Lee also officially gave a positive response to the media's questions.
Yigrit will continue to maintain an open attitude towards external cooperation in the field of online games. Not only will it not close its platform to external game manufacturers, in order to focus on its core business, Yigrit will not even form a direct game development team. , in the future, only game content will be introduced from external manufacturers.
Even though Tim Berners-Lee later added that the Igret Venture Capital Department would establish a special fund specifically for investing in online game production with a total scale of approximately US$100 million, this reply still surprised many people.
Ygritte does not directly get involved in game production and completely purchases content from outside. This is tantamount to handing over most of the profits from the huge online game market.
Is this a manifestation of God, or an angel coming to earth
IE free can already benefit hundreds of millions of ordinary Internet users, and the open game cooperation strategy will bring huge practical benefits to many game developers around the world.
The news spread quickly from the headquarters of Igret in San Francisco to the world through different channels. Many video game manufacturers in North America, Europe and Asia have specially held special high-level meetings for this purpose. Some companies can’t wait to try to cooperate with Igret. Contact Gretel management to get a head start on potential future collaborations.
The same day.
In Hollywood, the "Jurassic Park 2" project, which has been rumored for a long time, has been officially announced.
Steven Spielberg's complete exit is already expected
It is as if the new director Michael Bay suddenly appeared and attracted strong attention from the media. After research, it was discovered that this filmmaker was only a music video director before, and his only film has not yet been released.
For a blockbuster franchise that's almost a billion-dollar global box office hit, Daenerys Entertainment is using a newcomer with little filmmaking experience, even though Simon Westeros has proven himself on many blockbuster projects. With his excellent vision for employing people, this bold move still aroused concerns and doubts from many media.
Because Daenerys Entertainment is very tight-lipped about this matter and cannot find out the inside story, everyone can only turn their attention to Michael Bay's debut film "Stargate", which will be released on May 13.
Relying on the Internet platform, especially the large number of self-media people who have emerged on Facebook, in just a few hours, traditional newspapers had no time to report the news about the new director of "Jurassic Park 2" Michael Bay and "Interstellar". "Gate" news has become a hot topic list on social networks.
Michael Bay's personal information was also quickly dug up.
Only then did the public discover that this talented MV director had not only won many of the top MV industry awards, but was also the director of the first "Victoria's Secret Fashion Show." Even though the Victoria's Secret Show has been held twice, the video of the first Victoria's Secret Show, which has become a must-have collection for many men, is still a classic.
As for "Stargate", this film also has a big background.
The movie script comes from Roland Emmerich, the director of the DC Cinematic Universe "Superman" series, and he also serves as the producer. Emmerich's "Superman" was not only a box office success, he was also selected from the three core directors of the DC series and was announced as the director of "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice," an important crossover episode of the DC Cinematic Universe.
This filmmaker's scripts certainly do not lack quality assurance.
Although the media and the public still have widespread doubts about Michael Bay's directorship of "Jurassic Park 2", in just one day, "Stargate", which is scheduled to be released on May 13, has already received thousands of dollars from the film company. Tens of thousands of dollars may not necessarily achieve the publicity effect.
Even many Hollywood colleagues have to admire Daenerys Entertainment for this wonderful marketing.
Of course, there are many people waiting to see the fun.
If the quality of the "Stargate" film does not meet the audience's expectations, or even fails miserably at the box office, it will definitely impact the fans' expectations for "Jurassic Park 2". If Daenerys Entertainment wants to remedy the situation, it will probably have to replace it. director. However, according to the officially announced shooting schedule of "Jurassic Park 2", it will not be easy to replace the director in a short period of time, unless Simon Westeros, who has not picked up the director in recent years, personally comes out.
It's still this day.
In the second week of the Easter schedule, Daenerys Entertainment quietly launched another new film, the comedy "Planet" starring Jim Carrey.
Compared with the total investment of US$60 million in the production and promotion of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3" last week, the production budget of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" is only US$15 million. Although the promotion campaign is not small, only US$10 million was invested. The film's 1,837 screens are also far smaller than the 2,763 screens of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3".
Moreover, compared with the overall media score of 6.3 points for "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3", which was relatively acceptable, film critics who have always been disinterested in spoof comedies only gave Jim Carrey's new film a comprehensive score of 5.1 points.
The medium-to-low-cost production scale, the unsatisfactory reputation, and the Easter schedule. All these factors seem to mean that "The Detective" will be a tepid box office dud.
Simon has been facing a very serious domestic violence situation recently since he took the opportunity to confess something to Janet after Easter.
Simon actually felt that Janet did not show any resistance or anger towards a certain fact. Instead, she showed a strange sense of excitement. It was probably a special emotion of 'you will never be able to get rid of me again'. However, on the surface, Of course, he must be very arrogant and constantly accuse Simon of being a bastard, a hooligan, a pervert, a liar, and a big liar.
This is too much.
So it was dealt with very miserably.
Simon is even worse.
Faced with Janet, who was in some kind of manic state, Veronica even hid directly in Europe in the name of a business trip.
This continued for several days, and Simon finally decided to 'run away from home' as a protest and flew to New York on Friday, April 8th.
All right.
In fact, it’s mainly business.
As the TV promotion season approaches in May, many matters in Daenerys’ TV department on the East Coast require Simon’s intervention.
After previously receiving the "Friends" project from ICM, Daenerys TV has recently negotiated a TV series project called "ER" with Michael Crichton, the author of the original novel of "Jurassic Park" .
Medical drama is a major category in the field of American TV dramas, but "ER" can be said to be the pinnacle of American medical dramas, so much so that after the new century, many popular medical dramas such as "Grey's Anatomy" They all clearly bear the shadow of "The Story of the Emergency Room".
Not only that, because of the role of Dr. Chen played by Ming-Na Wen in the series, this American drama also accidentally made the image of Asian doctors deeply rooted in the hearts of the people in the United States, which in turn led many Asians to deliberately choose the medical profession after this American drama.
Daenerys TV already has popular comedy-drama combos like Seinfeld and Desperate Housewives in addition to its popular reality shows. Now, as long as "Friends" and "ER" can achieve the same success as the original series, Daenerys Entertainment will have two more aces in the TV drama field.
The American television industry produces hundreds of TV series every year, not much less than Hollywood movies.
Therefore, a phenomenon-level hit TV series is definitely rare. These four trump cards held by Daenerys Entertainment not only mean a billion-dollar potential income, but also can further increase Daenerys’s income. Silk Entertainment continues to expand into the television field.