Chicago 1990

On the morning of the 29th, Song Ya was restless, but it was not entirely because Motula was still alive and kicking. The **** year of 1996 was about to pass. He was already fighting and suffering in various types of confrontations. For too long, the divorce, the birth of two children, the accuser, the defendant, and the big business, the emotions have been tempered so that it is difficult for them to fluctuate.

The main thing that irritated him was the 2% of Netscape shares he still held...

Because Apple suddenly announced the use of more than 400 million cash and stocks before Christmas to acquire NeXT, the new computer company of the original founder Steve Jobs, who was driven away that year, Jobs returned and announced that it would replace its original with NeXT’s NeXTSTEP operating system.

This news shocked the technology industry, because no one would have thought that Jobs, who had always been aloof, would be willing to turn his head back, and the purchase price of more than 400 million yuan would be too low for NeXT Computer Company, which has a market share so low that it has no choice but to gradually give up its hardware business. It's too much.

If it is because the new operating system developed by Apple is really unusable, there is a cheaper option. Also, as Apple abandoning it, the price of the BeOS operating system developed by Louis Gasser will be much lower.

But after Christmas, even more shocking news came out. The NeXTSTEP operating system has completed its adaptation to Apple’s new MAC host, which will not delay the release of new products at the beginning of next year. It means that Jobs and Apple have already been quietly merging. The plan was planned, and the most terrible thing was that Jobs not only made a 180-degree turn and shook hands with his old club, but even negotiated privately with his former rival Microsoft. The new MAC computer will also be pre-installed with Microsoft's free browser IE.

Apple shareholders who were crying and calling for Jobs to come back before, but now they generally have doubts about the company that is already in a very difficult period for spending so much money to fix operating system problems. At least they don’t think it’s good. Apple’s stock price fell slightly. .

But this news is miserable for Netscape. Another major software and hardware ecosystem besides Microsoft clearly stood in the line. Netscape was stunned, and almost didn't respond to anything. Naturally, it couldn't stop the endless decline. Yesterday, That is to say, the stock price continued to plummet on the first day after the Christmas holiday, and the share price fell back to a hundred dollars all the way. Today, the market opened with a letter of nine.

This also means that the value of the stock in my hand has shrunk by half from a high of 170 dollars, and more than 100 million worth of net worth has evaporated out of thin air. If you count from the 135 dollars in the last shot, then It is also equivalent to a loss of more than 70 million...

He had already neglected that the venture capital had only spent two million in the first place, and he only felt heartbroken.

"Huh..."

After having a real quarrel with Jim Clark on the phone for the first time, he held on to the commander.

"APLUS? APLUS?"

"Oh, sorry."

"Wake up" by the chief violinist, he looked up at the musicians and the excited choir members, as well as Lia Salonga, and the South African singer, only to realize that he was in the most gorgeous concert hall in the Chicago Symphony Center. Inside, BabaYetu is also the most important field row.

I don’t want this, "Okay, let's start..."

He stood up straight in the focus of everyone's eyes, raised his baton, and after confirming with the various voices and the choir conductor, he silently counted the beat and shakes his wrist.

'woo woo woo woo……'

With precise accompaniment, Lia Salonga's humming echoed in the concert hall like the first dawn of civilization.

"Ugh!"

It really hurts. In the afternoon, he dragged his tired body back to Highland Park.

"APLUS is very important to us in 1997. We will sue them for monopoly and unfair competition, and we will compete with them on every front."

It's rare for Jim Clark to take the initiative to call to ease the relationship. He said with great confidence: "Our browser's market share is still as high as 80%."

"But we have lost all the pre-installed browsers, Windows, and the user login page of U.S. Online..." Song Ya said.

"I don't want to continue our quarrel in the morning. This is war, kid, take the stock in your hand, don't let my backyard catch fire, and don't forget who made you rich." Jim Clark said, "I have There are still cards."

"Ok."

Song Ya didn't know what to do now, stock broker O'Grady also said that he couldn't see clearly, and even asked him what he thought...

Forget it, wait for the signing of a few major deals at the beginning of the month and the New Year concert to study carefully.

"Really?"

"Really, I believe you Jim."

At any rate, I lost my pocket for security, and I felt better when I thought about it. "Stocks are normal. They are just numbers."

"Very good! Do you know what APLUS I admire most about you? Patience!" Jim Clark is fighting spirit.

"what is this?"

When I hung up the phone, I saw Xue Linfen command the bodyguard to put a big box in the living room.

"3DFX company sent you, they said you know." Xue Linfen said.

"Oh, open it."

It is a Compaq computer equipped with the latest 3DFX chip VoodooRush. It should be a prototype. The official commercial product is also on sale at the beginning of next year. It looks very good, and this chip complements the original Voodoo 2D shortcomings. Song Ya let people move into the study and install it by themselves. Well, it feels okay to use, but the random pre-installed IE browser is a bit dazzling.

Continue to do it yourself, download the Netscape browser installation package online, and make a personal contribution.

3DFX is in a very good situation. The graphics cards equipped with Voodoo chips of various graphics card manufacturers have become richer with the diving of Edo memory prices. The company has turned losses into wins. Now VoodooRush chips, which make up for the shortcomings of 2D, have been included by first-line PC manufacturers. The mass purchase plan for mid-to-high-end branded machines has almost been confirmed to be launched next year.

The A+ audio company that Dile is responsible for didn't pay a penny this year but didn't spend a penny on its own. If the America music website under its umbrella does not cause a big accident with its competitor All Music website, it will go public next year.

The A+ Pedal Company and A+ Liquor Industry managed by Riese were dirty with French Tricolor Vodka this year, but because the capacity of the winery in China has increased, after taking the initiative to cut prices and exit the image of the mid-to-high-end brand, the business strategy has changed to small profits but quick turnover. ...In fact, the profit is not thin, and the price is still higher than the cheap vodka on the market, and it has begun to contribute to the profit.

Scout's A+ apparel has taken the low-price route from the beginning, and the pace of sales expansion is very stable. This year, as a result of getting rid of the blood transfusion to the A+ wine industry in China, it has distributed more than 10 million dollars in dividends.

There is also a huge increase in revenue from wine and clothes.

Other stock investments and venture capital rose more rapidly and continued to outperform the broader market.

Palm's new PDA products have sold more than one million, and most of the other new and old investment projects, such as DTS, have a good momentum (not to write specific numbers in the future, which is too brain-burning, and there are missing book friends to help remind you).

In the recording industry, the sales of 21 albums ranked fifth in 1996. One to four are JaggedLittlePill, Ex-wife’s Daydream, Celine Dion’s FallingIntoYou, and Whitney Houston’s WaitingToExhale soundtrack.

A number of singles entered the top 50 of the B chart in 1995 and 1996.

Add in the sales of singles, music videos and other artists under A+ Records, and the settlement income with Sony Columbia Records at the beginning of next year will be a very surprising number, but the new president over there is still busy. I have divested my personal record business and never answered my own phone. The two sides have quarreled like this again, and there may be some twists and turns.

While waiting to download and install the browser while looking at the reports sent by his various businesses, Song Ya's mood finally improved a lot. He pressed the A+ apparel page of the dividend-related documents on his chest and groaned with satisfaction, at least not tonight. I was so irritated by Netscape that I couldn't sleep.

"Huh?" The computer blue screen suddenly, "Broken operating system, always like this..." He had to restart and answer the call.

"Boss, have you heard that?" Yeremov's voice.

"What did you hear? Don't spread Hollywood rumors." Song Ya became wary.

"Marvel is officially bankrupt and liquidated." It turned out that what Yeremov said was not the same as what he thought.

"Those unlucky guys who draw comics, don't they have the energy to settle the settlement of our entangled blade warrior project next year?" Song Ya grinned with a smile. UU reading www. uukanshu.com

"Yes, hey, I think so too." Yeremov laughed more wretchedly.

"Not bad..."

Song Ya let out a sigh of relief.

At the same time, Global boss Jr. Bronfman was watching TV in his office. “As for your performance in this hearing, many media have unanimously given a very high evaluation.” The subordinates presented newspapers and magazines to his desk. .

"Yeah." The little Bronfman picked out a few influential ones and glanced at it, "The new helm of the Bronfman family made his debut in Congress, and his personal charm successfully resolved the crisis in Universal Music's business." Your son is in charge of Universal and Seagram. After the first public relations battle in person, this newspaper believes that the title of "90 minutes can be played" is probably like this.

He nodded slightly and pressed the remote control at will. It happened that the financial column of FOX5 was also discussing the hearing, ‘how do you think the performance of the little Bronfman? Asked the host.

‘Great! His sympathy for the bereaved father...’ The guest immediately started blowing.

He took the opportunity to suggest, "Marilyn Manson..."

"No, don't cancel the contract, don't compromise, I can do it." He waved domineeringly.

"Good... good."

"Huh?" He was stunned suddenly, because the FOX5 channel host changed his words, ‘how do you compare with the performance of APLUS, which will become a singer of Universal next year, at the earlier hearing? ’

"to be frank?"

"of course."

"APLUS's performance was actually better than him at the time, a little bit..." the guest replied with a smile, and the TV screen also cut to Song Ya's video of Danburton's pretending to be stupid at the hearing.

Little Bronfman pursed his lips and turned off the TV.

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