"Chris, do you know about Cisco?" Eric asked a little excitedly. In his memory, Cisco may not have been listed yet, so with his current net worth, he will definitely be able to get a lot of shares. Eric doesn't even expect too much, even if he only gets 10%, after ten years, the value of this share alone will give him a taste of being the richest man in the world.
Chris thought for a while and asked, "You mean the router company invested and incubated by Sequoia Capital?"
"Yeah, you also know Cisco?" Eric asked anxiously, Chris knew this company, it seems that it is not good news, could it be...
Chris didn't see the uneasiness in Eric's expression, and said with an inexplicable smile: "Of course I know, because our company is also operating Cisco's listing. It happens to be in the same department as us, but it's not a group. His name is George. Kelly, that guy spent several months urging several major shareholders of Cisco to agree to the IPO plan, and now he is lobbying everywhere, hoping that some investment institutions can take over Cisco's stock when Cisco goes public in February next year."
That said, it's not yet on the market.
Eric breathed a sigh of relief. He just heard that Chris was very familiar with Cisco, and he thought that this company had already gone public, or that this company was targeted by a big investment bank like Morgan Stanley. Then he It's not easy to get food from a tiger's mouth
"Chris, can you do me a favor?" Eric thought for a moment, then stared at Chris seriously, and said, "Help me acquire Cisco shares, as much as possible."
Chris was puzzled for a while: "Eric, now some investment institutions are being entangled by George Kelly and avoiding them. Many people are not optimistic about this company."
Jeffrey, who had been listening quietly, also persuaded at this time: "Eric. If you want to invest, you can ask Chris to help you find some more valuable companies. What you are talking about... Cisco, I think it is still counted gone."
Eric shook his head firmly, continued to stare at Chris and said, "Chris, can you do me this favor?"
Chris seemed to be infected by Eric's gaze, nodded subconsciously, and then said: "Eric, if you are interested in this company, I can ask George Kelly for some more detailed information for you. You'd better see it and then decide."
"No, I've already decided."
Chris and Jeffrey looked at each other, and Jeffrey said softly: "Eric, did you just...drink a little too much?"
"Look, Jeffrey, and Chris, I'm sober now, not in a daze or drunk. Well, it's actually... I've seen some stuff on Cisco, and I think this company might Like Microsoft, Oracle or Apple. Become an industry giant. So, Chris. Give me some good advice, please?"
Chris glanced at his father. He knew that Jeffrey was most familiar with Eric. Jeffrey thought about Eric's past personality. It seemed that he had never successfully dissuaded Eric from deciding to do something before. So Geoffrey nodded to his son.
After being confirmed by his father, Chris said: "Well, Eric, if you decide, it is best to set up an investment company first, or find an investment company to act as an agent for you. Morgan Stanley has a special private wealth The management department, with your current net worth, will definitely receive the top service, and of course, you will also have to pay a high commission. So I recommend the former plan. Next, it is very simple, through this investment company to acquire Cisco’s stock, and then find a professional manager to join Cisco’s board of directors to help you take care of things after the stock acquisition. Of course, you can also do this yourself, but I think you definitely don’t have time, and I don’t recommend you to do these comparisons yourself Professional stuff."
Eric thought for a moment, looked at Chris who was sitting across from him, and suddenly said, "Chris, how about you help me manage this investment company?"
"Me?" Chris pointed to himself.
Eric nodded: "Yes, don't worry, this company will not be a small business, I guarantee that the company's capital will not be less than 100 million US dollars."
Chris knew that Eric would not make such a joke, and suddenly fell into a struggle.
He is now a senior manager of Morgan Stanley. It takes at least seven or eight years for many people to achieve this level in investment banks. promotion.
Now, another opportunity suddenly appeared in front of him. If the person who said this to him was not Eric, but someone else, he might have agreed immediately. But Eric was too young, which made him hesitate in his heart, fearing that Eric was just a whim.
"I know what you're worried about, Chris, but trust me, this is not a decision I made on a whim, I assure you. If you don't believe me," Eric looked at Jeffrey next to him, and said, "Jeff Freeh can testify."
Jeffrey touched his nose and said with a dry smile, "Let me guarantee something?"
"Guarantee that I am not a whim, you should be familiar with my character."
"But in my memory, you did a lot of things on a whim," Jeffrey said in Eric's depression, and then smiled and added: "But it turned out that you were right. Chris, I I think you can try it."
Chris pondered for a moment, and said, "Eric, I need to think about this matter, and I will give you an answer as soon as possible."
"No problem," Eric nodded without urging.
It wasn't until ten o'clock in the evening that Eric took the initiative to leave Jeffrey's house with the two little girls.
Thanksgiving passed quickly, and because of the dispute, none of the three people had a turkey, and the two girls made a fool of themselves and surpassed the President of the United States and pardoned the two turkeys they bought. After the festival, Aniston After starting work and leaving the villa, Eric also breathed a sigh of relief. While paying attention to the box office of the three films related to Firefly, the casting work of "X-Files" has also started, because after two months of busy work, the screenwriter team has basically completed the script of the first season of "X-Files".
In Disney's headquarters, the assistant knocked on the door a few times before pushing it open, and said to the busy Michael Eisner, "Mr. Eisner, Mr. Robin is here."
"Let him in," Michael Eisner put down the pen in his hand.
Bruce Joy Robin walked into the office very quickly. He had a very good life these days, because the script of "Ghost Love" was picked up by Eric and spread all over Hollywood. The senior executives of the seven major companies I met him almost once, and there were countless small film companies who came together to cooperate, and those who wanted to get scripts were charging higher and higher prices, but they never met his expectations.
"Nice to meet you, Mr. Robin," Michael Eisner walked around the desk, smiled and shook hands with Bruce Joy Robin.
Bruce also lost the feeling of being flattered when he met the top seven executives not long ago. After shaking hands with Michael Eisner in a neither humble nor humble manner, the two sat on the sofa together.
Michael Eisner did not make any comments on the script of "Ghost Love", and said: "Mr. Robin, I have read the script, and I invited you here today because I want to ask you something. "
"Mr. Eisner, just tell me if you have anything to say." Bruce took a sip of the coffee brought by his assistant.
Michael Eisner patiently watched Bruce put on a show, and waited for the other person to put down his coffee cup before asking, "I just want to know one thing. When you talked to Eric Williams, what did he say? If your answer satisfies me, I will give you a very suitable price."
Bruce Joy Robin frowned, Michael Eisner's commanding tone made him very uncomfortable: "Mr. Eisner, Mr. Williams said that he is very optimistic about the script and wants to buy it and direct it himself .”
Michael Eisner shook his head: "No, I am very familiar with that little guy, he would never say such a thing, I need you to restore the plot when you met him exactly. If you continue to lie, or don't want to Say, then you can leave now. If you tell me the whole situation at that time, and the result satisfies me, I will give you a very lucrative screenwriting contract. I know that the highest offer is Pai Ramon, they gave you a price of 600,000 US dollars and 2% profit sharing, believe me, my asking price is definitely higher than theirs, it depends on whether your answer can satisfy me."
Bruce was upset for a while, and almost wanted to leave. However, he would not be hard on money, so he endured it after thinking about it, and roughly described the situation when he met Eric.
Michael Eisner listened patiently to the audience. Of course he knew that Bruce could not tell the truth verbatim, and embellishments were inevitable. Therefore, he is also judging that what Bruce said is watery.
After Bruce finished speaking, Michael Eisner leaned on the sofa and thought for ten minutes.
It all started with a celebration party for the box office hit of "Small Cry," which was hosted by Disney and had the most Disney crowd at the party. Therefore, Michael Eisner has asked many people about the complete process of the whole incident in detail.
What he can judge now is that Eric did not take the initiative to approach the group of people at the party, but passed by by chance and was surrounded by the group of guests, and then he heard about the script by chance. At that time, he only chatted a few words, Among those people was a general manager of Disney's publishing department. According to the other party, Eric did not show any abnormalities at the time. So Eric was very optimistic about this possibility when he heard a few people talking about the script at the beginning. (To be continued..)