Silicon Valley

the next day.

BBC Columnist Economist: "IMDB's acquisition of a theater company is really big!! According to yesterday's press conference, IMDB has developed an online ticketing system, which closely integrates theaters with the Internet. Users can Online booking to watch movies, no need to wait in line to buy tickets! This online booking function is not only convenient and practical, but also caters to the preferences of young people today, very fashionable and interesting! The IMDB website has now developed into a movie portal and movie A comprehensive large website combined with e-commerce, and now through the online booking system, the IMDB website will attract more netizens who like movies to become their users, which will undoubtedly play a huge role in consolidating and developing the market. The Chinese Theater is the most well-known theater in the United States, and it has a very large influence on Hollywood. For IMDB, the acquisition of the Chinese Theater is of great significance!!!"

The front page of The New York Times: "IMDB made an extraordinary move to acquire the largest theater in the United States, the Chinese Theater, and launched an online ticketing system!!!"

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The content of yesterday's press conference quickly spread across the United States like a rocket. For a time, Hollywood caused a huge sensation, and the online booking system shocked the entire industry! ! !

On the Internet, the traffic of IMDB website has increased sharply! ! !

ICQ, Isearch posts have been talking about the online booking system of the IMDB website.

The IMDB website has received a lot of inquiries from movie theaters, wanting to join the online booking system!

Seeing that IMDB is so powerful, AMC Cinemas not only acquired the Chinese Theater, but also launched an online ticketing system, breaking the traditional operating model of theaters. This change may bring a new look to the sluggish cinema market! ! ! Therefore, joining the online booking system of the IMDB website may be an opportunity to turn losses into profits...

And IMDB will have a stronger influence and right to speak in the industry by virtue of the online booking system!

In the face of this situation, the directors of AMC Cinemas swayed for a while!

In the stock market, the stock price of the IMDB website rose wildly. Surprised almost everyone, it rose 34% on the day. IMDB market cap soars to over $25 billion! ! ! The Harvard professor believes: "Once the IMDB website is successfully deployed in theaters, its influence will far exceed that of any Hollywood film company. Its status is detached!!!"

Senior American analyst: "Today, the market value of IMDB is only 25 billion; tomorrow, it will be a market value of 100 billion!!!" Of course, this "tomorrow" refers to the future.

california. Silicon Valley, San Jose, IMDB website headquarters.

"Before our online ticketing system is officially launched, we must win the AMC theater chain!" Henry summoned the executives of IMDB and shouted loudly.

"Yes!!!" Everyone said excitedly. Before, they were still doubting Henry's decision, and now see the stock price of the IMDB website skyrocketing. One by one admired Henry. Almost to the point of obedience. And a word has begun to circulate within the company, "We will **** all decisions made by Mr. Williams; we will follow all instructions made by Mr. Williams!!! "

Henry continued: "In addition, we welcome all the theater companies who want to join the online ticketing system. However, ask them to sign an exclusive agreement. Online bookings can only be made on our IMDB website. If you join other online bookings Ticket system. If you breach the contract, set a higher penalty for me!!!”

"Yes!"

"Also... tell them that to join the online booking system, they need to renovate the theater, buy computers, open the Internet, buy network equipment, etc., and we will undertake all of them, and they just need to pay the money!!!"

Marcy Filimon looked embarrassed: "This...maybe some theater companies or independent theaters don't agree."

"Why don't you agree?! We purchase in a unified way, and we have more right to speak. The price is not cheaper than buying them individually? I'm doing it for them, so why don't you agree?"

"Yeah!!!" Marcy Phillimon nodded again and again.

Henry left IMDB and then went to Galaxy Films. And at this moment, the CEO of Galaxy Films, Bobby Robin, is already excited.

Newspapers, TV, and the Internet are full of news about the IMDB website, and Galaxy Films and the IMDB website are both owned by the same owner. In the future, will the release of the film still be a problem? Bobby Robin couldn't help but imagine that the Galaxy Films movies could be shown on tens of thousands of digital screens in the United States at the same time, oh, the box office could fly...

When Henry came to Bobby Robin's office, Bobby Robin was still smirking with his mouth open, and he didn't notice anyone coming in.

Henry looked at Bobby Robin in a daze and was speechless. mentally ill?

Boom! Boom! Boom! ! !

Henry knocked hard on the table a few times!

"Cough cough..." Bobby Robin was startled and looked up. Hey, why did the chairman come to him? !

"Hello, Chairman!!!"

"Why are you in a daze? Have you done what I told you to do?!"

"The expatriate team has found a suitable target. The island's name is Baranov Island, located in Alaska, covering an area of ​​4,162 square kilometers, and it is the tenth island in the United States! The island is separated from the mainland by the famous Wrangell inland waterway. Facing each other, it is covered with dense forest, of which tourism, forestry and fishing are the main economic pillars of the local area. At present, the total population of the island is less than 2,000 people! These are the landscape pictures of the island..." said, Bobby · Robin took out a stack of photos from the drawer and put it in front of Henry.

"The tenth largest island in the United States?! It looks good, but it can be ranked first! Hmm... the scenery is also good, clean sea, lush forests, open grasslands..." Henry murmured to himself while looking at the photo .

Bobby Robin looked at Henry and waited quietly for his opinion, but suddenly heard Henry suddenly say: "Does the US government sell it?!"

"Cough cough..." Bobby Robin choked suddenly, "Chairman, can the US government sell such a big island?"

"Damn, it can't be sold, so what's the use of you talking so much!" Henry was speechless.

"Although we can't sell it, we can contract the island and develop on it!!! The local government promises that if we invest there and boost the local economy, it will give us very favorable conditions!!!"

Henry thought about it for a while, it was okay, so he asked, "What is the contract fee and duration?"

"One hundred million dollars, twenty years! After the deadline is up, we have the priority to renew the contract!" Bobby Robin replied.

Henry pondered for a while. The contract fee and the development fee should add up to less than one billion US dollars. In twenty years, it is enough to earn it back! Also, you can get priority for renewals. can do it! ! !

(To be continued ~^~)