America: Starting with the acquisition of MGM

Chapter 137 Fishing

"Yeah!"

In less than 24 hours, Facebook users exceeded 1 million, and the entire floor instantly went crazy.

Months of hard work have come to fruition, and many people have cried with joy.

Several technical guys ran to the corner and brought out several large boxes. They took out the ribbon horns prepared in advance and blew them.

Inspired by the warm atmosphere, Eric stepped onto the table and pointed to the sky: "Play me a song called "We are the champions"!"

In an instant, the exciting music from Queen resounded throughout the entire floor, and everyone screamed with excitement and hugged each other.

There was so much movement that it quickly attracted people working overtime from Lionheart and YouTube on the two floors above.

When they heard that the number of new Facebook user registrations had exceeded one million, they happily joined the carnival.

This is great news. Facebook users will be diverted to Lionheart and YouTube in the future. The stronger Facebook is, the better foundation it can lay for both.

Fitzheisenberg handed a bottle of champagne to Eric: "Boss, to be honest, no one could have imagined that this bottle of champagne would come in handy on the first day."

Eric smiled and took it, shaking it vigorously.

boom!

There was a crisp sound, and the plug flew to nowhere, and the foam directly sprinkled a white line in the air.

Looking at the hilarious crowd, Eric decided to cheer them on.

He said loudly: "All Facebook group members will receive a bonus of US$10,000 each, which will be paid together with next month's salary!"

"Long live the boss!"

"Yes!"

"Long live the boss!"

"Long live!"

Nothing is more inspiring than a direct cash reward. The cheers and roars almost knocked the floor down, and Uncle Ya's sexy voice could not be heard.

The carnival lasted until midnight. Under Fitzheisenberg's control, everyone maintained restraint and never drank.

As the clock struck 12 o'clock, the screen data was fixed at 1.13 million.

One natural day exceeds one million users. If this data is released, even Internet giants such as Microsoft, Apple, and Yahoo will definitely be shocked.

Entertainment companies engage in social media. This combination seems extremely weird to anyone, but it is easier than expected to implement.

Most of the results can be attributed to the powerful star resources behind MGM. Stars take the lead and fans follow suit, and the common people just accept this. Who is to blame?

If it is an ordinary company, assuming it is a technology company with stronger technical strength, it will never be able to do this.

How many of your technicians do you know? How many people in your management team do you know? How many people do your CEO know? Unless they are already successful giants like Bill Gates and Steve Jobs.

But can one Bill Gates compare to hundreds of Hollywood stars?

I have to ask a question when I think about it.

The next day, people arrived at their jobs before one o'clock in the morning. Eric, Fitz and a few technical guys stayed here all night.

He yawned and got up from the sofa.

As usual, I looked at the background data first. The number of users has increased from 1.13 million to 1.35 million. It is terrifying to see such a sharp increase after midnight.

Not long after, Fitzheisenberg walked up to Eric with a stack of magazines in his arms: "Boss, all the music magazines in the nearby store have been bought."

Eric looked through the pages as he ate his breakfast.

After talking to MJ on the phone yesterday, he became interested in music critics, and he didn't know what those people thought of him.

Looking at the magazines such as "Blender", "Revolver", "Paper" and "Pop Star" placed in front of him, Eric shook his head and found that he didn't recognize any of them.

I looked through it and found music reviews for MJ's new songs, but Eric, the music critic, still didn't recognize any of them.

Robert Chris Gauger: ""Rolling in the Deep" is a song with a lot of ups and downs, and it is three and a half minutes difficult to sing. From this song, I can hear Michael Jackson telling his own story."

"His voice is both ethereal and explosive. If you are a fan of Jackson, you can understand the meaning of this song. If you are not a fan of his, you will become his fan."

"What surprised me even more was that I heard a change in this song. Jackson was changing his style of music. "Rolling in the deep" obviously has some elements of modern pop music. I think this is a great match for young people. It’s very rewarding for the audience.”

"So far, "Rolling in the Deep" is the best song I have heard this year. It will definitely be nominated for the Grammys next year and even win the Song of the Year Award. The recommendation index is A+."

This music critic's review took up one page and seemed very important. After Eric read it carefully, he looked around and asked, "Robert Chris Gog, do you know who this guy is?"

Everyone looked at each other. After a while, a girl raised her hand: "Well, if it's music, I know it."

"Tell me, is he famous in the music field?"

The girl's eyes widened: "Boss, I can't say that he is very famous. To be more precise, he should be very famous. Using the analogy of the film and television industry, you can think of him as Hitchcock among directors and Chaplin among actors."

"So powerful!" Eric was a little surprised.

The girl nodded very firmly: "In the eyes of ordinary listeners, he is the most authoritative music critic in the United States. An excellent review can help a record increase sales by hundreds of thousands, but if it is a negative review,"

“What do you mean general audience?”

"It's the broadest audience, who like music but don't have in-depth professional research, and don't know how to distinguish between various types of music, similar to this."

Eric clapped his hands: "That's enough. The voice of the people is the voice of professionals. The voices of the people can be sold, but professional ones are of no use!"

As he said that, he walked over and handed the magazine to the girl: "Help me see, what is the A+ recommendation level?"

"OMG! A+ is the highest recommendation given by Robert. Let me see whose song gets A+."

After reading the comments carefully, the girl was a little surprised: "It's Michael Jackson! It's really unimaginable. I remember that his last album got an A-. The strength of the veteran king cannot be ignored."

Eric looked at Heisenberg.

Fitz shook his head awkwardly: "Sorry boss, Phil doesn't know that MJ is your good friend. Everyone has been very busy recently. He hasn't rested since he came back from MGM last time, and he doesn't understand the changes in the outside world these days."

Eric shrugged: "Well, is there a huge difference between an A+ and an A-?"

The girl named Phil nodded vigorously: "It's very big. If the album gets A+, it means that every song in it is a masterpiece. Pay attention to every song. Robert's annual A+ album selection is limited to 3. Sometimes one I can’t even comment on one year.”

“It’s better to have less than too much, and this is also true for many authoritative film festivals.” Eric expressed his approval.

"Yes, if Robert gives an A+ evaluation, then the album that contains this song in the future will generally receive an A+ as long as it is of high quality."

"And the number of A-s is high, about 60 per year. A few bad songs or mediocre works are allowed in the album."

"In short, even though the difference is only two grades, it actually represents a huge difference in level."

Girl Phil continued to look through the magazine: "Boss, I really want to see your name. I said that your lyrics and composition added a lot to "rolling in the deep". You are the basis of this song. I praise you as a genius." .”

"No, is that Eric Cooper you say on this?"

Eric was a little embarrassed to be stared at by the girl, but he reluctantly admitted it.

"What! So, you are not only a rich second generation, but also a director and screenwriter, but also a genius lyricist and composer." The woman's eyes widened even more.

"Phil, your voice is too loud, and there is no need to jump up in excitement."

Finding that everyone's eyes were focused on him, Eric's face was so thick that it was inevitable to blush slightly.

"Oh my god, boss, I admire you so much! I'm afraid these people don't know that you are also an Internet wizard."

Realizing that there was something wrong with the other person's eyes, which seemed to be too enthusiastic, Eric coughed a few times and said loudly: "Everyone, please listen clearly. The relationship between Facebook, me and MGM is tentatively classified and is strictly prohibited from being leaked. "

"By the way, the number of our users must also be kept strictly confidential. I don't care about the media's speculation, but I'd be sorry if I knew it was leaked by an insider. Do you remember it?"

Looking around, everyone nodded solemnly.

If it is a small team, let alone one million users a day, even if it is only one hundred thousand, it must be promoted quickly.

The first purpose is to attract new users, and more importantly, to attract the attention of large companies or investment funds.

The former can be purchased at a high price, and if you resell it, you will become a billionaire.

The latter will bring financing, allowing the team to become bigger and stronger.

However, these two points are exactly what Eric can't avoid now.

He is short of money, but he is not short of money to develop Facebook. Even if he has to make a few movies, he must develop Facebook first.

He is worried about acquisitions by large companies. He is even more worried that if the acquisition fails, there will be strong competitors or a technological blockade.

After all, Facebook and AK Film and Television are companies with completely different natures.

It doesn't matter if AK Film and Television Eric opens 10 more, because those big film and television companies have several subsidiaries in the west, some are used to produce and distribute art films, some are used to specialize in independent films, and at most they will attract other film and television companies Just jealous.

Facebook's influence and potential are much greater. Those who smell it will not be small fish and shrimps, but may be Internet giants or upstarts such as Microsoft and Yahoo.

Don't look down on Yahoo! Although after the Internet bubble, Yahoo's vitality was indeed severely damaged, and its market value fell by 90%, but even so, it still exceeds 10 billion US dollars.

The development in the past two years has allowed it to recover again, and now its market value has increased again.

Therefore, we can keep the news secret for as long as we can. Even if Facebook loses money and invests 100 or 200 million dollars in it every year, we still have to hold on to it for as long as we can.

If you really stand it, it's time to choose to go public and embrace capital, so that you can at least gain a greater say for yourself.

To be honest, Eric really didn't want to take the step of going public, because once it goes public, it will inevitably be restrained by Wall Street. The short-sightedness of those vampires is world-famous.

Even though Eric had been in the entertainment industry before, he knew a few things.

Too many companies were ruthlessly abandoned just because their profits for one year failed to meet Wall Street expectations.

He remembers an online shopping platform that was downgraded by a rating company as soon as the results came out because its quarterly profit was 2 cents less than Wall Street expectations. The stock fell by more than half in an instant.

It was later revealed that the company's stock had been maliciously shorted by hedge funds, with the number of shares sold being more than ten times the amount actually owned!

Although it was invalidated because it could not be delivered on time, the company's stock had already plummeted, and it was over!

Dealing with the Wall Street gang is no different from trying to get skin from a tiger.

Shaking his head, Eric secretly thought that he must carefully consider this matter and try to find a better way. It is estimated that he will definitely be targeted next year at most.

Pulling back his thoughts, Eric said: "Check Michael Jackson's account and see if he has activated it?"

Soon, the technical guy locked in on the target: "Boss, I found it. The number of fans is 180,000. The account registration time was after 9 o'clock last night. The registration time is so late, but it can still gain so many fans!"

"Tell me your ID."

Eric then retrieved MJ's Facebook and clicked on the homepage. There were also several photos and two updates.

The first update is a few classic stage moves: "My fans, I am very happy to meet you on Facebook. Thank you very much for your continued support. Without you, there would be no Michael Jackson. I hope I can accompany you all." Go all the way."

The second item is to promote the new song, and it comes with the Billboard ranking list, which is currently ranked 98th.

This data does not include any sales results, it is just the data played by radio stations in the past few days, and it accounts for a relatively small amount in the bulletin board algorithm.

However, being able to break into the top 100 based on radio data alone already illustrates the popularity of "rolling in the deep".

There have been more than a thousand comments below, and Eric couldn't help but feel a little strange. The people on Facebook now should be mainly young people, and they should not be the main group of MJ fans.

When I opened it and took a look, damn it, it turned out that there were a lot of hateful fans, and both sides were yelling at each other.

Fitz poked his head over to take a look, and before Eric could say anything, he made a suggestion.

"Boss, there are a lot of people this time. If you want to block their accounts, you have to find a reasonable excuse. I have a suggestion."

"explain."

"First ask Jackson to post an update to restrain his fans."

"Then we officially remind everyone to speak healthily. At this time, most people will restrain themselves."

"Let technology create a few virtual accounts and stir up the anger of these black fans. As long as they spit out even a few dirty words, they will be banned forever!"

Eric turned his head sharply and looked at Fitzheisenberg carefully.

"You can't tell, Fitz. You really can't tell a person by his appearance."

Fitz chuckled and scratched his head: "Actually, besides tinkering with technology, I also have a hobby."

"What is it?"

"fishing!"