Silicon Valley

Although Henry came to negotiate in the name of Nicholas Bookstore, it was not Nicholas Bookstore who actually paid, but Henry. Although both companies are owned by the same owner, it is very necessary to set up a separate company in order to clear the property rights and prevent the company from chaotic. When the Nicholas Group is established in the future and Pixar is affiliated with the group, there will be no problem.

After the successful acquisition of Pixar, the first thing is to relocate. In order to take care of Pixar's employees, Henry's headquarters did not move quickly, and it is still in Emeryville, California, USA. After they settled down, Henry transferred the funds to Lucas's account, and then told them to work hard. Henry did not restrict or require them to do anything, but let them use their talents to the fullest and do whatever they want!

A shackled Pixar or a Pixar?

Anyone who has seen a Pixar office will be surprised that they are not an office at all, but a leisure center. Toys, game consoles, fish farming and other wonderful things! There is no big or small difference within the company, and they are all on an equal footing. When talking about it, even if Aunt Sweeper suddenly gets an inspiration, she can add two sentences and win everyone’s applause!

Everyone worked together and exerted their unrestrained imagination, and finally every animation was a classic! ! !

Although Henry was very reassured about Pixar, the water in Hollywood was very deep, and Henry didn't want Pixar to drown after entering.

In the past life, when Pixar Animation Studios started, it was very difficult. At that time, although Jobs was kicked out of Apple, his computer dream never shattered in his heart, and he invested most of the funds in his newly established computer company. Jobs took care of one thing and the other, so that Pixar Animation Studio had no money for technical research and development, and no money to make the animation movies that he wanted to make. In the end, he had to take many small orders in order to survive, and it took a long time. If it wasn't for Pixar's later embrace of Disney's thigh, I'm afraid it would have been slapped to death by Jobs!

Now that you have been involved in film and television, it is bound to be more ruthless and deeper!

Henry later came to Nicholas Bookstore and asked CEO Geely Hurt and the company's chief technology officer Tom Wilson to discuss some issues. Tom Wilson is in his 30s and 40s. He graduated from Stanford University and worked as a senior software engineer at IBM. He was hired by Henry with high technology. The three came to the conference room, and Henry spoke out his thoughts.

"I hope you will make a website about movies. The name of this website is Internet Movie Database, abbreviated as IMBD. The ideas about setting up a website are all in this document, you can take a good look at it, and then consider whether it has executable Sex!" Henry said, handing over the printed documents to them to browse.

The MDb design is very detailed, and the information includes a lot of information about the film, actors, film length, content introduction, rating, comments, etc., and fans can rate the film! And be sure to make this rating system the most popular and most trusted rating system out there!

Gilly Hurt and Tom Wilson watched it carefully, and after reading it, they had to admire Henry.

"Chairman, the design of this website is so perfect, I think it is very feasible!!!" Tom Wilson said affirmatively.

"I think, once this website comes out, we will have a certain right to speak in Hollywood! Chairman, your creativity is really good!" Geely Hurt, as the CEO, naturally considered more far-reaching, he knew that Henry acquired A computer animation department, and named Pixar Animation Studios, obviously the goal is to break into Hollywood!

"That's good, you can make a website as soon as possible according to my design!" Henry ordered, then paused, and said to them, "Well, this website will be listed under the Nicholas Bookstore in the future!"

"Yes!!!" Hearing that the IMBD website was going to be put under the banner of Nicholas Bookstore, both Geely and Tom were very happy and full of excitement. This will greatly expand the influence of Nicholas Bookstore!

Henry left Nicholas Bookstore and went to Cisco.

In 1990, the world's first web server appeared. The concept of a server is not yet clear. In Henry's opinion, it is too low-end to use an ordinary computer as a server. Not to mention inefficiency, there are often troubles. With the development of the network and the impact of a large number of traffic, a good server is particularly important!

It is not long before the Internet has emerged, and people have not yet realized the importance of servers!

Henry plans to pull a wave of people from Cisco to set up a new company, which will be jointly invested and established by Cisco and Nicholas Bookstore. Servers need not only hardware but also software. It's the best of both worlds. Nicholas Bookstore, which is wholly-owned by Henry, can decide with one word, but Cisco and Henry still have to discuss with Cisco's large and small shareholders.

Domineering is not a good leader!

Because Henry is learning how to be a great leader...

Before coming to Cisco, Henry called Ford Brook and told him to come to the company to discuss things. Ford Brook takes a seat on Cisco's board as a representative of Sequoia Capital. Therefore, it is natural to inform him of such a major event as the joint establishment of a new company. When Henry came to Cisco, Bosak was doing research in the laboratory, and Henry sent someone to inform him to come to the conference room.

It wasn't long before the Bosaks and Ford Brooks came to the conference room. They still had doubts on their faces, wondering why Henry called them to a meeting.

After everyone was seated, Henry said: "Today we are going to discuss the important development of Cisco in the future. Everyone should know that with the rise of the Internet, online services have gradually become a trend, and Nicholas Bookstore is a typical representative nowadays. But at the same time, the website of this type of online service will now face a huge problem, that is, the problem that the website system often crashes!!! There are two main reasons for the crash, one is the increase in the number of users visiting , the second is the problem of the system itself. Because the system cannot withstand such a large amount of traffic, the system collapses. However, there are two main factors affecting the system itself, one is the hardware aspect, and the other is the software aspect. Therefore, how to make a stable system, so as to ensure that the website does not crash, which is particularly important in the current situation!”

Henry paused, let them digest it, and then continued: "First of all, I will propose a new concept here, this new concept is called 'server', in short, it refers to a dedicated computer that provides some kind of service! It The composition of the computer includes processor, hard disk, memory, system bus, etc., which is similar to the general computer architecture. However, the requirements in terms of processing power, stability, reliability, security, scalability, and manageability are higher than those of ordinary computers. Computers are much taller, and according to the type of service provided, they are divided into web servers, database servers, application servers, etc., which will be a huge project!!!”

As soon as Henry finished speaking, everyone present was stunned.

Ford Brook's eyes gleamed, looking very "unbearable", and quickly said: "Henry, we, Sequoia Capital, must join in this matter!!!"

Henry ignored him and said to the crowd with a smile, "Because this project requires software and hardware support, I would like to cooperate with Nicholas Bookstore and Cisco to set up a new company, which is dedicated to research and development of servers! "

"This is a good thing, of course we support it!" Posac nodded in agreement, and Lerner agreed.

Ford Brook naturally agreed, but he also wanted to invest in the new company. But Henry temporarily dismissed his request, saying: "If necessary, I will agree to Sequoia Capital's financing plan!"

When Ford Brook got this answer, he finally got a little comfort in his heart. He also knew that Henry couldn't let Sequoia Capital come in to take advantage of the company's new venture, but fortunately everyone had a good relationship. Henry gave a guarantee and promised to let Sequoia Capital finance in the future.

Then, everyone began to discuss how to form the new company. The general meaning is that both Nicholas Bookstore and Cisco will pay half of the shares, but considering that this project was proposed by Henry, as an advocate, Henry received an additional 1% of the shares, so Cisco and Nicholas Bookstore each accounted for 49.5% shares! Although the Nicholas Bookstore is wholly owned by Henry, the individual and the company must be clearly distinguished. 1% belongs to Henry, 49.5% belongs to Nicholas Bookstore, the two should not be confused.

After the meeting, Ford Brook quietly approached Henry and mysteriously pulled him aside with a smile on his face.

Henry was stunned for a while, and looked puzzled: "Ford, what's the matter with you, do you have anything to do with me?"

"Hehe..." Ford Brook laughed, looking like he was selling some small movie discs on the street, and said in a low voice, "This, do you want to invest in Nicholas Bookstore?"

Henry rolled his eyes at him and said angrily, "What's wrong? You Sequoia Capital took advantage of Cisco, and you are targeting my Nicholas Bookstore again?"

"Hehe, I can't say that. How can you take advantage of it? It's called mutual benefit!" Ford Brook laughed, "As for the fact that we are targeting the Nicholas Bookstore again, there's nothing we can do about it. Who calls you a genius? It's amazing, especially the Netscape browser you developed, this thing is so creative! The graphical browser is clear at a glance, simple, practical and convenient, and now everyone is using it!!! We Sequoia Capital analysts It is unanimous that the Netscape browser will become the gateway to the online world in the future, and it has great potential for development!"

Paralyzed, it turned out to be the Netscape browser, and I thought I was interested in the e-commerce website of Nicholas Bookstore! Alas, can browsers and Alibaba be compared? I don't know, it's scary! Henry despises in his heart...

"So, do you want to invest in the Netscape browser?" Henry asked casually.

"Yes, yes!" Seeing that Henry's attitude seemed to have loosened, Ford Brook nodded in response immediately.

Henry also figured it out, considering whether or not Sequoia Capital should become a shareholder. Owning a controlling stake alone seems a little weak. Obviously, several suitable strategic partners will be needed in the future, and Sequoia Capital can be regarded as one of them.

"Nicholas Bookstore will spin off Netscape Browser and become a subsidiary." Henry thought for a while and said.

When Ford Brook heard this, his eyes lit up.

"However, there is one condition." Henry's next sentence made Ford Brook nervous.

"What conditions did you say!" Ford Brook asked cautiously. He has already seen the power of Henry, and he is definitely the kind of shrewd person who speaks loudly and does not play cards according to the routine! ! !

Sure enough, Henry's conditions immediately embarrassed Ford Brook.

"Exchange shares!!! Exchange Apple shares for Netscape Browser shares!" Henry said lightly.

"Apple has begun to go downhill. Since IBM began to enter the personal computer market, Apple has been strongly impacted, and its performance has fallen sharply. Even Apple's founder Steve Jobs has been implicated and expelled from the company. CEO John Sculley is even more misguided. He actually signed a contract that allows Microsoft to use some of Apple's graphical interface technology to allow Microsoft to produce software (such as Word, Excel) for Apple! I dare say that this contract will be Apple's Worst contract since its establishment! After Microsoft gets Apple's GUI technology, it will definitely push a system similar to Apple's interface, Apple is undoubtedly digging its own grave!!!"

"One is when the sun sets and the other is when the sun rises. If it were you, Mr. Brooke, who would you choose?"

Ford Brook looked solemn, and Henry made the situation of Apple very clear. Apple is old and has long lost its glory. Now Apple's stock is falling again and again, like a knife cutting flesh on Sequoia Capital, with pain and urgency. However, although Apple is declining, the skinny camel is bigger than the horse, far from being comparable to the Netscape browser!

For the stock exchange, Ford Brook couldn't decide for a while, so he told Henry to go back and discuss with the members of the board of directors. Henry smiled and agreed, letting them think slowly, not in a hurry. Of course Henry is not in a hurry, because he knows that Apple's performance will continue to decline. After Microsoft launched an operating system with a graphic logo similar to the Mac in 1988, Apple would have to cry!

Microsoft does not have a graphical interface patent, and his Windows system cannot be a great success. In fact, Henry is also jealous of the operating system, but others have long been covered with patent barriers, and many things simply cannot be bypassed, otherwise Microsoft will not be so awesome in the future! ! !

Henry did not know how they negotiated after Ford Brook returned to Sequoia Capital. Henry's side is busy opening a new company. First of all, about the name of the new company, what should the name of the company that produces the server be called? Henry thought about it, and called it "Noah's Ark", a name that seems to be very lame!

The end of the world is coming, and Noah's Ark carries the future of mankind!

Henry felt that the Noah's Ark company he established carried the future of the Internet! Any company related to the Internet must have a server, and hundreds of millions of data will be stored and run in the server. It is conceivable how important and great it is. It is not impossible to say that it is the Noah's Ark of the Internet!

A few days later, Henry sent someone to register the company and set up its headquarters in Silicon Valley. Because there are too many high-tech companies here, it is the best choice to promote the company's product server! (Dude, remember to collect and recommend when reading books.)