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Latest website: When receiving the call from Qiu Wuyan, Wu Tao was in the president's office to receive Ivanka from afar.

Through active contact with Netflix and research with its biggest competitor Blockbuster, Ivanka came to interview Wu Tao with his own views this time.

"Dear Wu, compared to the acquisition of Netflix in 2000, it may not be a good time. Although Netflix is ​​still losing money this year, both founders Reed Hastings and Mark Randolph I am very confident about Netflix's prospects, so I am not cold about our offer."

The ups and downs of the merger and acquisition of an Internet company with a promising growth value were expected by Wu Tao.

However, Ivanka immediately provided information that he did not understand, "Wu, you know there is a DVD rental company, Blockbuster, similar to Netflix in the United States."

"... This company, which is mainly engaged in offline DVD rental chain, has 20 million registered users and annual revenue exceeds 400 million U.S. dollars."

Wu Tao shook his head, "The main offline DVD rental business is not one of my favorite content. And Ivanka, as you know, a company with such a large user base is more difficult to acquire than Netflix, which has only 200,000 subscribers. It's a lot."

"I understand, Wu." Ivanka straightened her chest and said with more confidence: "But what I want to say is not this. I just found some data when I was collecting the data for the negotiation with Netflix. Interesting things about Blockbuster."

"Oh?" These words immediately aroused Wu Tao's interest. He took a sip of his coffee and said with great interest: "Go on, I'll listen with great respect."

Ivanka’s deep eyes revealed a confident smile, “I found that Blockbuster is burdened with huge debts, at least not less than 1 billion U.S. dollars! This puts the Blockbuster management under constraints, and many emerging decisions and attempts often end up without disease. , Cannot continue to be implemented."

"... Among them, I found that Blockbuster had withdrawn from the attempt to play DVD video content online at the beginning of 2000. However, due to insufficient technology and the spread of the Internet bubble, it ended up without a problem."

Wu Tao's eyes lit up, this was exactly what he wanted!

After receiving the information handed over by Ivanka, Wu Tao flipped through it and finally confirmed it. That's right, that's the technology.

Just thinking about it, I turned around and asked, "Then Ivanka, whether there is any research on this type of technology in Netflix, what have you learned?"

After all, Netflix will start to launch the online DVD content business in 2007. According to the technological paving and preparation cycle, at this moment, it is entirely possible to enter the preparatory stage.

However, Ivanka shook her head, "No, Wu. As far as I know, Netflix's current technology research and development layout should focus on the selection and statistics of online users’ DVD rental preferences, and then target users accordingly. Related DVD movies."

This is big data push.

Wu Tao nodded secretly. At present, it seems that researching big data push is indeed more promising and more adaptable than playing DVD movie technology online.

So it stands to reason that Reid and Mark did nothing wrong.

But this is not so friendly to the goal of acquiring Netflix.

If Netflix, after the acquisition at a cost, still followed the development path of the previous life, and did not launch the online playback business until 2007, this is somewhat inconsistent with its original intention.

After many thoughts lingered in his mind for a moment, Wu Tao threw the question to Ivanka and said: "What are you going to do, Ivanka?"

At least up to now, Wu Tao is very satisfied with Ivanka's performance of "multiple investigations and more reports."

After all, if this matter was handed over to Molly and Panis, I'm afraid that if nothing else, Netflix would have been smashed down with money a long time ago.

According to Netflix's current market value of more than US$2 billion, and the situation that is still rising, I am afraid that it will not be able to get it without US$3 billion.

Although Wu Tao is not bad for this amount of money, considering the ultimate goal of the acquisition of this trip: streaming media technology for network broadcasting, it may be a little worthless.

In this regard, Ivanka is obviously well prepared.

"If Wu, your goal is the online playback technology of audio and video content, then we can contact Blockbuster creditors to put pressure on Blockbuster, and then adopt a certain roundabout strategy to buy the property rights of this part of the content at a low price."

"...Alternatively, we directly tap the talents who have done this part of technology research and development. Some of them have left in 2001, and it is almost past the restriction period of the prohibition of competition. What's more, whether Blockbuster was right at the time. Some talents have implemented the non-competition regulations, maybe."

Thought of both ideas.

It really deserves to be the daughter of the future president.

Wu Tao did not hesitate to praise his own words: "I agree with your idea, Ivanka. However, I suggest two-pronged approach to make sure nothing goes wrong. On the premise of stabilizing these technicians, we will negotiate with Blockbuster again."

"...In addition, since you want to set up a technical team and set up a new company, I suggest you pay attention to the technical talents in user habit data mining and targeted push algorithms."

"...For these tasks, you can appropriately divide the work with Hu Ning. I look forward to your good news!"

"In this case," Ivanka immediately stood up and said: "Later, I will compile a record of today's meeting and send it to you. I plan to take the flight back to the United States later tonight."

Wu Tao expressed his concern in a timely manner: "Will that be too tired, Ivanka? Don't work so hard, I will feel distressed."

Ivanka’s beautiful eyes gleamed, “I’m very happy to hear this, Wu. But in fact, this kind of travel density is nothing to me, who used to be a supermodel.”

Sure enough, she is a hard-working American girl.

After sending Ivanka away, Wu Tao returned to the president's office and began to ponder the phone call from Qiu Wuyan.

He probably knew something about why Netease Ding Shisan always looked for himself around the corner.

To be honest, most Internet companies that have survived the Internet bubble have entered a delicate period.

The arrival of this period is not abrupt and unreasonable.

In fact, in some articles about the development of the Internet era in my memory, ~www.wuxiaspot.com~, we can even find some clues about the innovation of Internet technology.

For example, web2.0 technology, such as streaming media playback technology, and Netflix's research on user viewing habits and DVD push technology that have been able to make a profit...

Those Internet companies that have survived this period and have developed suddenly have mostly used these technologies consciously or unconsciously.

After thinking about it, Wu Tao dialed Xiao Zixia's phone, and upon asking, he learned that Ding Shisan had also looked for her more or less.

"...Let's do this, as a private person, invite Lao Ding to Jinling. By the way, I will inform Brother Yang. If it is convenient, we will get together in a small circle."

Xiao Zixia's heart moved, "Boss, if you are not in a hurry, please take advantage of my chance to get married and let them know."

This is a good opportunity.

Wu Tao nodded and said with a smile: "I'm not in a hurry anyway, you can figure it out."