In Mountain View, Bay Area, there is a conference center that can accommodate 2,500 people in Eagle Park.
Tinker Bayer's 1996 annual product launch conference is over, and the guests at the scene are still excited about the $799 iRec-10, iCut free video editing software, Broadcast material library, the launch of a new version of YouTube, and a no-threshold advertising sharing system... The second half of this conference , any product is enough to become a hot news topic.
What's more important is that this series of products directly constitutes a complete industrial chain.
Even if many people do not understand the product ecological concept contained in it, compared to the simple entertainment and recording functions of traditional home film cameras, the iRec-10 can provide a wider range of applications on this basis, and its appeal has undoubtedly increased significantly.
At least a little bit.
In 1995, the cumulative global sales of various types of film or tape home cameras were around 6 million units. This time, they will be directly crushed by the iRec-10.
Because it is only the 360P video definition standard, it cannot be compared with traditional home cameras that generally stay within 240P. The iRec-10 is priced at US$799 at the same level as traditional home cameras, which is a decisive killer. The only place for traditional home cameras to survive will be those old-school nostalgic users.
As for dependence on personal computers, based on the current PC ownership of iRec-10's main target market, this is not a problem at all.
The official launch date of various new products of Tinker Bayer in the new year will be April 5th, one week later.
However, due to the release of iRec-10, after a hot weekend, the new Monday stock market opened, and traditional home camera-related manufacturers around the world were bloodbathed. On April 1, Sony, Panasonic, Canon, Kodak and other manufacturers The stock price fell by more than 10% throughout the day, like a somewhat miserable April Fool's Day joke.
Although the lower-than-expected pricing of iRec-10 has caused objections from many investors on Wall Street, some analysts have criticized that this is Tinker Bayer sacrificing his own interests to accommodate the overall layout of the Westeros system in the new technology field. , is a kind of irresponsibility to shareholders, but because of this new product, Tinco Bayer's stock price has maintained a strong upward trend since its launch. The stock price rose again by 11.7% that day.
As of the closing of the U.S. stock market on the afternoon of April 1, Tinkerber's market value had reached US$156.3 billion, with a single-day market value increase of US$18.2 billion.
This is not over yet.
In the new week, the Westeros system continues to launch a series of cooperation projects around the release of iRec-10.
On April 1st, Igret’s YouTube platform held a press conference, announcing that a total of 297 celebrities in film, TV, music, fashion and other fields have entered various sections of the YouTube platform, and released the first article through iRec-10, which was obtained for trial in advance. User interaction video.
On April 2, the YouTube platform once again announced an agreement with Daenerys Entertainment. Daenerys Entertainment authorizes YouTube users to use its various electronic game products to make game videos, and as long as they comply with the restrictions announced by YouTube, they can Be classified into original sections that can obtain advertising sharing revenue.
On April 3, Tinkerber and Ygritte jointly announced the launch of the 'Original Video Contest', covering all sections of the new YouTube website including music, fashion, film and television, dance, travel, food, comedy, technology, education, etc. Starting from the official release of iRec-10 on April 5, it will last for three months. It is required to shoot with iRec-10. The selection is completely determined by audience voting, and a total cash reward of 10 million US dollars will be provided.
On April 4, Daenerys Entertainment launched the 'iRec Short Film Creation Competition' sponsored by Tinker Bayer. It is open to professional film and television practitioners around the world who want to become directors. The period is also three months.
Daenerys Entertainment will select 50 winners from all contestants. On the basis of a reward of US$100,000 for each person, Daenerys Entertainment will also provide professional training to the top 10 and invest in filming short films derived from each other. Feature film to come. In addition, all entries will be logged into the YouTube platform and receive key recommendations.
April 5th was the first day for the launch of Tinco Bayer's new products in 1996.
The occasion was unprecedented.
Globally, in markets such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, and Australia, which were simultaneously launched on the shelves, a total of 2 million units of iRec-10 were distributed in the early stage, and they were sold out within one day, setting a record for the launch of electronic products.
Because they were unable to grab this electronic product as soon as possible, there were even riots at the sale sites in New York, San Francisco and other places.
A large number of scalpers also came online immediately, and the iRec-10 on the second-hand market was quickly sold for more than 1,000 US dollars. Amazon's Tinker Bayer product store not only quickly sold out its 200,000 online sales that day, but also directly accumulated up to 670,000 reservation orders.
Not only that, this week, in addition to the much-anticipated iRec-10, the sales of Internet-related hardware products such as personal computers, iCam, and iPlayer have increased significantly. There has also been a significant increase in the number of broadband installation appointments for ISP providers such as America Online.
Just one product directly led to a trend of full names.
Successful debut.
All of these positives were directly reflected in the Nasdaq market this week.
As of 4:30 pm on April 5, when the U.S. stock market closed, Tinker Bayer's cumulative stock price increase in the five trading days this week has reached 27%, and its market value has soared from US$138.1 billion before Monday's opening to US$175.3 billion. Taking Westeros Company's 57.7% shareholding in Tinker Bayer, this company alone has increased Simon's personal wealth by US$21.5 billion in just this week.
Then comes the Easter weekend.
In fact, the weekly output of iRec-10 has reached 300,000 before it goes on sale. If you want, you can stock more in the early stage. However, for the sake of turnover efficiency in terms of funds and inventory, Tinker Bayer did not do this.
Due to a series of recent marketing plans and the launch of new products, everyone expected that iRec-10 would be very popular in the early stages of sales. But I still didn’t expect that the first batch of 2 million units would be sold out in one day, which is crazy.
After the first day, the entire Tinco Bayer was mobilized to urgently increase production lines in Chinese factories, planning to increase the weekly output to 500,000. At the same time, because iRec-10 was out of stock across the board, the official had to issue an apology statement and restart the hunger marketing strategy of regular sales.
This time it’s not a monkey trick.
There really aren't that many, and it's impossible to increase production too much just because sales are booming. If subsequent demand drops and creates a backlog, it would be a disaster. The decline of many electronics companies stems from blind expansion. Therefore, Tinkerber would rather sell less than increase production without restraint.
Simon spent Easter with his family in Los Angeles and headed to the East Coast the next day.
April 8th.
Following Tinker Bell, Melisandre Company officially launched its IPO roadshow before listing on this day.
Melisandre, which has unknowingly surpassed France's LVMH to become the world's largest luxury goods group, currently owns Gucci, Bulgari, Van Cleef & Arpels, CK, Vacheron Constantin, Burberry, CK , Latour, Christie's and more than ten brands, large and small.
According to Melisandre's prospectus submitted to the SEC, in 1995, the luxury goods group's cumulative revenue reached US$8.36 billion and net profit was US$1.51 billion. Among them, Gucci, as the flagship, had annual revenue of US$3.47 billion in 1995, accounting for 41% of the luxury goods giant's total revenue. Its net profit was US$630 million, accounting for 42%, making it its largest brand.
Before the launch of the IPO, after negotiations with various subsidiaries, Melisandre also completed stock exchanges with other shareholders of its core sub-brands such as Gucci, Bulgari, CK, and Versace, fully realizing the parent company's control over these subsidiaries. Wholly-owned holding of the company.
After the replacement is completed, Melisandre's shareholding structure becomes the largest shareholder, Westeros Company, which holds 61.3% of the shares, still maintaining absolute control. Sofia Fesi holds 15.2% of the shares and is the second largest shareholder. The other Gucci family , Bulgari family, Versace family, etc. hold a total share of Melisandre of 23.5%.
Melisandre's total share capital also reached 1.965 billion shares after the replacement was completed and the shares were split to accommodate the IPO.
Among them, Westeros Company holds 1.204 billion shares, Sofia Fesi holds 298 million shares, and other shareholders hold the remaining 463 million shares.
In this IPO, Melisandre is expected to issue 300 million new shares. The issuance price submitted before the road show is US$15, and it is expected to raise US$4.5 billion. The total IPO valuation is US$34 billion, which is about 20 times the price-earnings ratio. After all, it is different from the current situation. A popular new technology company has a price-to-earnings ratio of 20 times, which is already a considerable level in the IPO process of similar luxury goods companies.
According to this valuation calculation, one of Simon's original housekeepers has a personal net worth of nearly 4.5 billion U.S. dollars, becoming another super-rich woman around the Westeros family.
East Hampton, the easternmost point on Long Island.
In a manor near the sea in the east of the city, it was already April 9th.
Yesterday, Simon participated in the launch of Melisandre's road show. Today, Simon was still busy preparing for his upcoming trip to China. Until dusk fell, he did not stay overnight in the city, but took a helicopter to the manor in East Hampton.
Mainly because Ukraine sent three vases.
Simon proposed to the head of Rivni Media in Ukraine last year the idea of forming a female singing group, and named it 'Saints' based on his memory. After screening by all parties and follow-up training, three girls were finally selected, and Rivni The head of the media, Alexander Lyudaev, took the initiative to send the three girls to the United States. The public reason was that they would receive a period of professional study in the United States before preparing for their first album.
In fact, it is to let your boss look past you.
The Black Hawk helicopter landed at Linhai Manor. Chen Qing and Lin Su, who happened to be here today, had arrived in advance and stood on the lawn with several other waitresses to greet them. Among the girls, three freshmen could be distinguished at a glance. figure.
This product was personally selected by Simon Remote Control, and it completely matches his aesthetics.
Compared with the 'Holy Maidens' in my memory, the three girls in front of me are not the type of beauties with bulging front and back. Of course, they are not lacking in curves, but they are just right, and their faces tend to be the kind that I feel pity for. Innocent types, one of them named Aniya is still baby-faced.
Simon was too lazy to remember the last names of the three girls. He only identified the names of the three girls based on their looks and the photos he had seen.
Aniya is 19 years old this year, 172cm tall, with flaxen hair. The most obvious feature is a baby face. The natural rosiness on her cheeks makes the girl look particularly charming.
Mira is 21 years old this year, 169cm tall, with black hair and dark green eyes in the dusk. She is very distinctive. She is the shortest of the three girls, but has a pair of surprisingly long legs, with legs below the waist. a feeling.
Konita is 22 years old and 173cm tall. She has the light blond hair and light blue eyes of a standard Slavic girl. She has a sharp fair face, big eyes and a small mouth. She is completely in line with Simon's aesthetic elf face.
The three women, who had obviously received English training, did not show any timidity in front of Simon. When their boss approached, they all took the initiative to greet him.
No matter how innocent he looks, his personality is not shy.
Otherwise you wouldn't get the job.
Next to her, Chen Qing waited for Simon and the three women to greet each other, then took the initiative to hold the man's arm and walk towards the villa. Chen Qing had now developed a very accurate ability to distinguish the vases that looked like a revolving lantern around Simon. Which ones need to be friends, which ones can be chatted with for a few more words, and which ones can be ignored at all. You can accurately locate them with a little understanding.
The three this time are obviously the kind that don't need to be paid attention to at all.
The two girls, Chen Qing and Chen Qing, are here mainly for the dormitory of the dancers of the Guofeng Art Troupe.
The 100 girls that Simon has personally identified have now started to go through immigration procedures. China is still in the midst of a wave of going abroad. It can be said that there are many ways to go abroad. Unfortunately, many people have applied for ten or eight years but cannot get a visa. However, with the current energy of the Westeros system, it is not a big deal to directly handle the immigration procedures for 100 girls.
The dancers are expected to arrive in North America next month.
After saying a few things about the day, Chen Qing entered the manor villa and said again: "Boss, I still feel that there is no need to apply for immigration directly for them. At most, a work visa is enough. You know, this way we can have better control."
Simon walked through the villa hall towards the stairs, came to the terrace outside a living room on the second floor, and sat down on the large viewing sofa.
It is already the season of spring and flowers are blooming, and the surroundings of East Hepton are full of greenery. Sitting on the terrace viewing sofa, you can still see the sea. The setting sun, which has fallen into the sea level, casts a magnificent orange color at the end of the world.
Simon crossed his legs and leaned on the sofa to feel the surrounding scenery. He said to Chen Qing who was leaning next to her: "It seems that I made a mistake at the beginning. I should have applied for a work visa for you. This is easier to control."
Chen Qing rubbed her face against Simon's shoulder: "Boss, I'm different."
Simon did not continue this topic. He noticed a silver stripe on Chen Qing's neck. He reached out and pulled out the jade pendant he had seen. He caught it in his hand and played with it. He noticed the lifelike fox on the jade pendant. The carving and nine-tailed seal characters smiled and turned to Lin Su, who was sitting on the single sofa on the other side: "Where is your jade?"
Lin Su originally focused on the three Ukrainian girls sitting down on the other side. When she heard Simon speak, she reacted and shook her head: "I didn't."
Chen Qing followed up and joked: "Boss, I can help Lin build one. It's called 'Daiyu'. It will definitely be very appropriate to carve a crimson pearl fairy grass."
Simon easily got this idea and nodded: "Good idea."
Lin Su shook his head: "I don't want it."
Simon was very talkative this time: "Forget it, no matter it's 'Nine-Tails' or 'Daiyu', the men around them don't seem to have a good ending. One of them is enough for me."
Chen Qing laughed: "Boss, how about this, I help you collect a set of 'Jinling Twelve Hairpins'?"
"OK."
Lin Su next to her frowned slightly again. Of course she understood what Chen Qing meant by collecting the 'Twelve Hairpins of Jinling', just like the pair of sisters some time ago.
Look at Simon and Chen Qing again.
Well, Kyuubi.
as well as…
Simon took the coffee brought by Zoe and drank a few sips. Without any movement, Chen Qing immediately took it, leaned forward and placed it on the coffee table in front of her, and quickly leaned over again. Feeling the obedient explanation of the woman next to him, Simon glanced at his side, then smiled and said to Chen Qing: "Guess what Lin is thinking?"
Chen Qing looked at Lin Su, with a smile on her face, and replied without thinking: "Aiding the evildoer."