"Okay, in order to announce the movie, add my name to the editor." Li Zetian laughed.
James Cameron picked up his glass and laughed happily: "Mr. Li, I wish 'Titanic' a big box office sale!"
"Hmm! Cheers!"
…
As the night wore on, Li Zetian and Dongfang Yuqin returned home.
Lost to the east, harvested mulberry.
Even if you missed out on Jurassic Park, it was good to get Titanic.
Of course, the most important thing tonight is that the promotion of the Seagate DVD standard is very smooth. On the way back, Alan Shugart called him and told him how many companies had reached preliminary cooperation intentions tonight.
Over the next week, James Cameron would occasionally call to discuss the plot of "Titanic."
At this time, Seagate DVD players were listed in the United States, and they were sold in major electrical stores and supermarkets. The Netflix movie rental and sales chain is preparing DVD discs while promoting DVD players, and sales are extremely hot, especially in the first three days of the product launch, there are long queues of dozens of meters outside the door.
Because Netflix is Li Zetian's industry, Netflix is the first company in the world to rent DVD discs. With this advantage, Netflix has further developed and consolidated its position. At the same time, it hit competitors.
However, now that the Internet era has arrived, Netflix will actually face a transformation. The more famous Netflix is, the easier it will be to transition later. It's just that Netflix can't be an online movie rental provider because the Internet speed is not fast enough.
At this time, Netflix made a call. After Dongfang Yuqin answered it, he said to Li Zetian, "Mr. Li, the CEO of Netflix sent an email to ask whether to expand more chain stores."
Li Zetian shook his head and said, "No need, Netflix already has nearly 5,000 chain stores, and there are stores in major cities, so there is no need to expand."
Netflix is going to face transformation, and Li Zetian also plans to sell some chain stores in the future, how can it be expanded!
Dongfang Yuqin looked puzzled and asked, "Eh? Why not take advantage of the DVD fire to rapidly expand Netflix? This is an opportunity!"
Li Zetian smiled and said, "You will know in the future."
Dongfang Yuqin rolled his eyes at him, "It's even selling Guanzi!"
"Haha..." Li Zetian hugged her from the back, whistled in her ear, and smiled, "When the time comes, you will naturally understand!"
Dongfang Yuqin's cheeks were slightly red, and her face was like a peach blossom. After a while, there were some moans in the room.
…
…
In a blink of an eye, in March 1993, Netscape browser developed rapidly and became the most dazzling company in the Internet industry. Several Wall Street investors have valued it at $8 billion.
Now, all web pages require the use of a browser, and the browser is a door. Industry veterans believe that mastering the browser means mastering the Internet.
With the fire of the Netscape browser, other browsers have also sprung up everywhere.
However, dozens of browsers have appeared on the Internet, but none of them can shake the status of Netscape browser.
The functions of Netscape browsers are getting more and more powerful, and more and more, some people even said that in the future, no operating system is needed, as long as the browser is enough.
Since there are such rumors, it is naturally groundless, and even the Netscape browser company has such ambitions.
As soon as the news broke, Microsoft was nervous.
Obviously, with the rise of the Internet, the number of netizens is increasing, and more and more users are using Netscape browsers. If Netscape browsers are embedded in the operating system, they will probably replace Microsoft's dominance.
So, how can Microsoft not be nervous
There have been several meetings within Microsoft about the Netscape browser.
At 10 o'clock this morning, there was another meeting in Microsoft's large conference room.
Bill Gates, who was sitting in the first place, raised his brows and said with a "cough": "Yesterday afternoon, Netscape Browser held a press conference and released a new version of Netscape Browser, including several major software packages, including Web browser Netscape Navigator, email client and newsgroup software Netscape Mail & Newsgroups, Netscape Address Book and Netscape Composer, among others."
After a pause, Bill Gates said with a serious face: "In the opinion of Netscape, it not only wants to dominate the web browser, but also to get involved in more industries, its ambition is already obvious! Mail has been seriously challenged! If it is true that they are developing an operating system as rumored, then Netscape may even replace Microsoft!!!"
Bill Gates paused again, and then said in a heavy tone: "The huge number of netizens will be the most powerful support of Netscape!"
When everyone heard the words, they were all silent and frowning.
One of them said: "Netscape was founded by Chronos Li, and Microsoft was founded by him..."
"Does Chronos Li have any intention of letting Netscape replace Microsoft?" Another person asked worriedly.
"Bill Gates, you have a good relationship with Chronos Li. How about you go and test his attitude?"
"Yeah, Bill Gates, Chronos Li's attitude will determine our next step!"
"… "
Since Li Zetian is a major shareholder of Microsoft, Microsoft has not competed with Netscape, but Netscape has begun to challenge Microsoft, so Microsoft will naturally not sit still.
Bill Gates nodded, took a deep breath, and said, "It's time to ask him to meet..."
So, in the afternoon, Bill Gates decided to visit Li Zetian's house in person, and before coming, Bill Gates made a special call to avoid being unable to contact people.
"Chronos, I'm Bill! Long time no see, are you free tonight?"
"Of course there is!"
"Then I'll come to you to discuss something with you."
"Oh Well!"
The two did not chat, and hung up the phone quickly.
Li Zetian couldn't help but draw a smile at the corner of his mouth.
"Hehe, it's finally coming!" He smiled to himself, and said to Dongfang Yuqin and Yu Jingqiu, who were sitting on the sofa, "It seems that Bill Gates has sensed the threat from Netscape and wants to make peace with him. I negotiated!"
Yu Jingqiu asked in surprise: "Netscape has released various plug-ins frequently recently, challenging Microsoft, and even threatening to develop an operating system. Uh, are these authorized by you?"
Li Zetian smiled and nodded: "Yes, I authorized it! Because of this, the Netscape browser can grow and grow, its market value has greatly increased, and at the same time it has attracted the attention of Microsoft!"
Dongfang Yuqin smiled and said, "Mr. Li actually wants to raise the market value of Netscape to a high position, and then sell it to Microsoft."
Yu Jingqiu said in astonishment: "So that's the case, I thought you really wanted to develop Netscape and oppose Microsoft..."
Li Zetian shook his head and smiled and said, "It is impossible for Netscape to outperform Microsoft! The browser is just a tool for surfing the Internet, and the operating system is the most important thing in the computer and the Internet! If Microsoft develops its own browser and then bundles it with the operating system Together. In a short period of time, Microsoft will have a large number of users. And the Netscape browser still needs users to download it by themselves. First, it is troublesome. Second, many netizens are novices and will not download software at all. You said, How could the Netscape browser win over Microsoft?"
As soon as Yu Jingqiu heard this, he understood the reason, and couldn't help but nodded: "Well, that's true! It seems that Bill Gates came to visit you tonight because he wanted to talk to you about Netscape! "
"Yeah!" Li Zetian paused and said, "It's very likely that he wants to buy Netscape!"
…
At 5:30 p.m., the sun was setting in the west, and the golden afterglow shone on the ground. On a mountain road in Beverly Hills, a black limousine quickly drove towards a luxury villa on the top of the mountain.
After a while, he walked into the villa.
In the hall, Li Zetian looked at Bill Gates with a smile.
"Sit down, Bill!"
"it is good!"
Li Zetian smiled and said: "Dinner is almost ready, you can stay here to eat together later, your sister-in-law knows you are coming, but she will cook by herself!"
Bill Gates nodded and smiled: "Okay, then I'm welcome, my sister-in-law's cooking skills are superb, not worse than Michelin chefs, I have a good time today, hehe..."
Li Zetian smiled and said knowingly: "By the way, why did you suddenly remember to meet me today?"
Bill Gates has been in the shopping mall for many years, and he is no longer the rookie he used to be.
He said straight to the point: "Hehe, Chronos, I actually have something important to discuss with you. Netscape has released a lot of software plug-ins recently, and even Netscape people threatened to develop an operating system. You know, this seriously threatens Microsoft. Company. So, I had to come and ask about your attitude."
"There is such a thing!" Li Zetian secretly smiled, but his face pretended to be shocked, "You know, I have a lot of companies under my name, and I can't do it all by myself, so companies are usually handed over to professional managers. Go to management. The CEO and management team of Netscape will make these decisions, they should have their own considerations, in short, it is also for the development of the company, and the starting point is right.”
Bill Gates asked calmly: "What do you mean? You are the major shareholders of Microsoft and Netscape!"
Li Zetian heard all the thoughts on his face, and after a while, he asked, "What do you think about this matter?"
Bill Gates had obviously thought about it before he came, so he didn't even think about it, and replied directly: "Chronos, I don't know if Netscape will accept Microsoft's acquisition. I think, in this way, it will be beneficial to both companies. It's good, everyone is happy!"
After saying this, Bill Gates quietly looked at Li Zetian's eyes with a sincere look. Netscape has great prospects for development, and Bill Gates actually wants Microsoft to acquire it, in order to eliminate a potential and powerful competitor, and secondly, to strengthen himself. At present, due to the frequent release of various plug-in software by Netscape, which impacted the status of Microsoft, and caused the decline of Microsoft's stock, many investors and shareholders were very annoyed. They came to the company all day and asked him to solve this problem immediately.
Li Zetian smiled, but just looked at him and did not answer immediately.
Bill Gates suddenly felt a little nervous, and frowned slightly, thinking that if Netscape did not accept Microsoft's acquisition, it would be troublesome.
"Well, I thought about it carefully. It's not impossible for Microsoft to acquire Netscape." Li Zetian said lightly.
When Bill Gates heard this, he was overjoyed and said, "That's great, Chronos, just say, what are the conditions!"
Li Zetian said: "At present, Netscape's valuation has reached more than 8 billion US dollars. How much does Microsoft intend to buy it?"
"Chronos, you are a major shareholder of Microsoft Corporation, what do you think?"
Li Zetian shook his head and said, "Microsoft is a listed company. Although I am a major shareholder, I cannot act arbitrarily. Well, at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning, everyone will have a meeting to discuss."
"it is good!"
Bill Gates was in a relaxed mood at the moment, and a stone in his heart finally fell to the ground.
As long as Netscape accepts Microsoft's takeover, that's fine. Perhaps, Microsoft's stock price will also soar, and shareholders will be very satisfied.
At this time, Yu Jingqiu came and said with a smile: "Bill, hello, welcome to the house, the food is ready, let's eat in the restaurant together!"
Bill Gates nodded and said happily: "Oh, okay, this time I can taste my sister-in-law's peerless cooking skills again. It's a worthwhile trip."
Yu Jingqiu smiled and turned to the restaurant.
Bill Gates knew Li Zetian's attitude and was satisfied. This meal was particularly delicious.
At 9 am the next day, Microsoft held a board meeting.
Li Zetian sat in the first place, glanced at everyone, and was the first to say: "Everyone must know the content of today's meeting. Since I am also the big boss of Netscape, my identity is relatively special. Therefore, this meeting is mainly composed of Bill Gates will host, and everyone will discuss."
Li Zetian looked at Bill Gates.
Bill Gates nodded, looked around at everyone, and said loudly: "After my discussion with Mr. Li, in order to avoid vicious competition between the two companies and develop harmoniously, he agreed to Microsoft's acquisition of Netscape!"
When everyone heard this, they were overjoyed.
"However," Bill Gates added, "as for the acquisition conditions, we haven't discussed it yet. Today's meeting is for you to discuss."
At this time, someone said: "Right now, Netscape's market value is valued at $8 billion, then we Microsoft will buy it for $8 billion!"
"I agree!"
"I agree!"
A group of people expressed their opinions.
Li Zetian's face had no waves, no expression could be seen.
Bill Gates was anxious. Netscape was valued at $8 billion, so you said you bought it at $80. Haven't you thought of a premium? Netscape is so promising, can Chronos Li sell it? You pig brains, do you still want to make money from him
At this time, someone asked: "Mr. Li, you see that everyone proposed that Microsoft would buy Netscape for $8 billion, so what do you think?"