Investment Life

Chapter 63

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With the intervention of Wen Group, the nature of promotion has changed. A few days later, it was initiated by 2nd Century Fox and invited several major film companies in the United States to gather together to discuss the issue of broadcasting media for a generation. At that small internal press conference, Feiyan DVD players and VCDs officially appeared in front of the film business.

This brand-new Vide-CD immediately attracted everyone's attention, and its cost performance was far better than that of Vhs video tapes or LD laser discs in the same period. But businessmen will never settle for such a transitional half-finished product, especially if the Hollywood world is made up of miserly jews.

After a week of negotiation, the seven major film companies reached an agreement, and jointly established an organization called 'Hollywood Digital Video Consulting Group' with VCD as the template and Css key as the basis to advocate hardware manufacturers to develop a new generation of high-definition digital video. carrier to meet the ever-evolving demands of HD playback.

The organization put forward a total of seven requirements, namely:

1. One disc can hold 135 minutes of video;

2. High-quality video effects;

3, with advanced, realistic sound effects;

4. One CD can accommodate 3 to 5 languages;

5. Compatible with Css key system to strengthen anti-theft monitoring;

6. Can adapt to different length and width ratio screens;

7. One CD can have multiple versions of the same program.

The appearance of hDVA grp officially marks the first generation of media CDs into the vision of hardware manufacturers. No one dares to ignore the influence of Hollywood's entertainment in the world. Therefore, after the announcement of these seven standards, Silicon Valley responded.

But someone grabbed them ahead. Before Wen Group announced the news, Chen Yuanming and Yan Qiaosen had already come to Silicon Valley to conduct a sweeping merger. Nowadays, the target of CD-ROM owners is the read and write speed of CD-ROM drives. For the current personal computer, 7M is already a very scary number. As long as the CD-ROM drive can run at high speed on the PC, it can fully meet most needs. Therefore, the CD-ROM itself is upgraded. Not many companies.

And this kind of improvement for the optical disc medium and physical read and write mode is exactly what the current VCD and future DVD need. So after casting a net, they spent a total of 120,000 US dollars to acquire 4 companies involved in optical disc production and research, from disc R&D to optical drive development, and unified these 4 companies with the previously acquired optical disc studio. Consolidation, a company called Zero Hour was formed.

A few days after the company completed the reorganization, hDVA grp appeared in front of the public. In the uproar, the establishment of the zero-hour company immediately became the target of public criticism. However, such attention is not a bad thing. Silicon Valley will never lack interest and unique talents. When Zero Hour appeared, people with lofty ideals did not have to rely on the Japanese consortium, but Silicon Valley showed their creativity, so Zero Hour Company immediately ushered in another technological expansion, and Yan Qiaosen Cbe Company also expanded its scale.

Subsequently, as a cooperative alliance, Wen Group invested 10,000 US dollars in Zishi Company as a research and development fund for optical disc media, and at the same time obtained a 2% stake in ZERO. In exchange, 2nd Century Fox gave Feiyan full access to the VCD distribution rights of 2nd Century Fox's pre-99 films. The profit obtained is divided into accounts, with Fox 42% and Feiyan's agency distributor 58%. It was previously given to CCTV classic films, and VCD distribution in China is no longer charged.

You must know that the films presented by Fox included "A Long Day", "General Patton", "The Sound of Music" and other classic works. These five films alone can provide CCTV with at least tens of millions of profits. Such a bold move undoubtedly created a heavy weight for CCTV and radio and television executives, and also opened up the way for the introduction of foreign film CDs.

As the first batch of imported works, Chen Yuanming carefully selected them from the warehouse catalog of 2nd Century Fox Company, and then selected the "Star Wars" trilogy produced by Lucas Company and released by Fox Company, and "The Apes" produced and distributed independently by Fox Company. Planet, Wall Street, The Name of the Rose, Die Hard, and Home Alone, a total of 8 works, all of which can be called classics.

With such a fruitful harvest, Chen Yuanming did not leave the United States immediately to spend the spring with his family, but directly entered another round of negotiations. After learning about the establishment of the hDVA grp organization, the Sony-Philips alliance immediately joined forces and dragged Feiyan into the negotiation arena.

The reason for this change in attitude is very simple. Both Sony and Philips have obtained VCD players and VCD discs. After repeated research and demonstration, they found that Feiyan's achievements in the technical innovation of CD discs can be called standardization. They even applied for Is 9 certification in advance, industrial property rights and certification systems. At the same time, Feiyan also owns the patent right of VCD disc key Css, which will become one of the necessary means for the standardization of next-generation multimedia discs.

Unfortunately, Feiyan was not listed. Whether it is the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges in China, or the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq in the United States. Without any means of public offering, it means that hostile mergers and hegemonic plundering are ineffective for it. This company rooted in China has an independent and perfect self-recovery mechanism, and also has a huge market with bans and barriers for many countries today. In the face of such a fresh enemy, the Sony-Philips alliance finally lowered its noble head and chose to include Feiyan in the CD front.

It is also necessary for Feiyan to join the Sony-Philips alliance. On the one hand, it is because the CD disc standard and core are in the hands of the other party. On the other hand, it is very realistic, because of the anti-monopoly law. Since the end of World War II, several major developed countries in the world have successively passed anti-monopoly laws, and even have strict controls on mergers and acquisitions of large enterprises, while the United States, an early anti-trust country, has extremely severe monopoly penalties and monitoring. Therefore, if you want to sell products in the United States, you must ensure that similar products are produced and sold by other manufacturers.

However, the domestic market has not yet developed, and cooperation with Sony-Philips has become a top priority. Under the influence of this leading idea, the three companies finally sat together and started a long and arduous negotiation. Until the end of February, the VCD standard white paper was officially established. Sony, Philips, and Feiyan formed the VCD industry 3C alliance. After protecting the initiative of Chinese companies, Feiyan also made concessions to the Southeast Asian market. However, Feiyan did not respond to these two invitations for next-generation multimedia research and development.

After this negotiation, Feiyan's influence in the world has rapidly soared to a new level. Although it has no intention to explore the western market for the time being, its brand effect has already been demonstrated. The Southeast Asian region has also begun to have great interest in this prosperous industry through the introduction of VCD from Hong Kong, and a dark tide has begun. East surges.

However, at this time, Chen Yuanming's attention was attracted by a "little thing", which interrupted his attention to Feiyan, and the excited voice on the phone, almost a howling, overwhelmed everything.

"Chen! We're done! Warcraft is done!"

That night, Chen Yuanming flew directly to Erwan City. In the humble office of Blizzard, he witnessed the wonderful scene of the two founders slicing Warcraft online. Screams, curses, and countless laughter filled the small room. These guys really put every penny on the line.

After a round of demonstrations, Allen looked over with shining eyes, like a child showing off his treasure.

"How? It's perfect!"

Chen Yuanming smiled, "It's a bit like Dune 2... But it's very exciting."

With this affirmation, a group of people in front of them suddenly cheered, with two crisp bangs, the champagne corks popped open, and the demonstration turned into a celebration in an instant, with scenes such as "Fuck away from the computer!" Drawings~~", "Come here and pour a glass" In the atmosphere of the college sorority, with a glass of champagne full, Chen Yuanming found a seat where he could rest and sat down.

This is really beyond my imagination. When did the previous "Warcraft" appear? The end of 94? Early 95? And now, not only the research and development time, but also the completion of the work is a bit more refined than the previous life. For these game lunatics, having money and not having money are really two completely different concepts.

Now that there is Warcraft 1, with these geniuses who built the Blizzard Century, it is no longer a question for him to pay attention to whether or not to make a profit. How to run the company and expand its sales channels is the key. Should he also buy it? What about a game publishing company, or with the help of Wen Group's distribution channels

Just thinking about things, Mike staggered over with a glass of wine and sat down beside him.

"Hiccup!" After a slight burp, Mike showed a smile with eight teeth, "Chen, I think Warcraft can be a big hit, we will become a great game studio like Westwood, and become one of the kings of the computer game world. one."

You can, without even adding "one." Chen Yuanming smiled slightly, raised the wine glass in his hand and touched the other side lightly. "Have you figured out how to sell it?"

"Probably looking for Davidsn & Associates to publish it?" Mike's nose was flushed, and he couldn't contain his excitement, "Currently, there are not many companies involved in game publishing, and their channels are quite good. We think they are a good partner. It's just that Warcraft doesn't know. How much money can be sold, if it exceeds 60,000, we can successfully invest in the development of the second work... ah~ Of course," he added apologetically, "it may take some time for us to grow into a big company. , but it shouldn't be so short of money..."

Chen Yuanming shook his head, "Don't worry about this. Speaking of which, you should really develop the homepage. Now you make computer games, and the Internet should be the home of Blizzard."

"Do you think so too?" Mike's eyes brightened, "We once had an idea, but it's too difficult to implement now, and the computer hardware is far from being able to support it, but we think it will be realized, maybe in a few years. , or more than ten years later, a game that can play a role and interact with others is very interesting, isn’t it…”

Looking at the somewhat incoherent young man in front of him, Chen Yuanming smiled and drank the not-so-expensive and mellow champagne in his glass.

The next day, he sold all his Cisco shares at 24 yuan per share. Chen Yuanming used his earnings of 10 million US dollars to reach an agreement with 2nd Century Fox, and the two sides established a joint venture to establish a distribution company, which will be dominated by the future multimedia business and specialize in movies. , TV, game floppy and CD-ROM distribution. With the strong background of Wen Group, the company took over the first list of "Warcraft: Humans and Orcs" and ranked the top three in the North American game sales list with its excellent game operation, which made Blizzard a hit.

For Chen Yuanming's move, even Yan Qiaosen felt a little dumbfounded. This kid is really obsessed with the game industry, to the point of being a little obsessed. After persuading twice to no avail, Yan Qiaosen finally gave up the persuasion and plunged into the development of MPeg-2.

Time flies like running water, until the end of March, looking at the calendar in front of him, Chen Yuanming showed a small smile, March 22, 1994, maybe this day is insignificant to many people, but to him It is very important.

Today, he finally turned 18 years old, legally, an adult.

The author has something to say: Phew, I have finally become an adult, and there are many things that can be started! ! ! The perspective will slowly move away from the VCD, let's make money and make money xDD

Then I said... Wipe my sweat and found a slightly embarrassing thing... The eight major film companies in the United States are MGM, Paramount Pictures, Columbia Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, Universal Pictures, United Artists Films Company, 2nd Century Fox, Walt Disney. However, I checked the information and found that the United States Company was actually annexed by MGM in the 1980s and 1999s, so when talking about Hollywood in the 1990s, it should be the seven major film companies.

At that time, there should be a Via in the hDVA grp agreement, that is, the parent company of Paramount, but now it has been replaced from Viacom to Wen Group, which is the parent company of 2nd Century Fox.

I ignored this before, I will not correct the typo one by one, everyone will understand it well rz

Also, post-MGM-United America and post-Columbia were all annexed by Sony... hum, enemies!