[US Entertainment] Superstar

Chapter 319

Hollywood stars make money faster than Reid imagined. He originally thought that Silicon Valley had a strong ability to make money, but there was still a big gap in the result.

If the employees of a small company in Silicon Valley suddenly switch to luxury cars collectively, there is no doubt that the company has made money by going public.

Reed hopes that Netflix is ​​also such a company. Now it has to survive until the high-tech bubble dissipates and the number of users continues to increase, so that it will have an advantage in the IPO.

Now is the time for this celebrity couple to become popular. With so many stocks, they will definitely be disclosed when they go public. At that time, they will become popular from the entertainment industry to the financial and technology circles.

After confirming the investment share, Eve asked strangely, "Why did you invest again?"

"Because I think this company has a very good prospect, and there is no competitor in the area of ​​network leasing and membership services, so it can develop with peace of mind." Keanu picked up the cup with a smile and said: "There is another important reason It’s because you invested, and the money is useless anyway.”

Thanks to Eve, he starred in "Almost Famous" in order to chase his girlfriend, and ended up earning an extra 4000 to [-] million US dollars. Even if he bought a big villa, he still had a lot of money in the bank.

Keanu does not like to invest in real estate or art like the others. He has been silently cooperating with others in the motorcycle refitting business, and has reached the stage of site selection.

In addition, wineries in Napa Valley are also under consideration, but wineries are not jewelry that can be given away casually. If the girlfriend doesn't like it, it will be troublesome.

If you have more money, you can be willful.

Eve now makes a lot of money but doesn't spend a lot of money, so she has a bigger goal for her own Eternal Pictures, if she has money, she will hoard more copyrights, which may be more reliable than stocks.

After all, after I opened up my second career as a director, I can direct many films that I can't star in, which seems to be completely fine.

It is also good to have more choices, so that one's career can be extended a lot.

Eve knows the difficulty of creating her own IP, so she can only accumulate more points on her own when she doesn't know anything. At worst, she will authorize the filming to other companies and attract a group of people.

……

Reed may be very optimistic about the $1000 million, and it only took two days to complete the contract, and Eve has officially become an individual shareholder of Netflix.

"If you were in Los Angeles, I would definitely invite you to show up at the company, so that the rest of my employees don't have to worry about the company going out of business all day."

"Do I have such a big role?" Eve asked curiously.

"At this time, any little outside help can make a huge difference. Let alone you and Keanu are such a big name, it can be inspiring and increase productivity."

After signing the contract, Reed began to play the emotional card, fooling the two shareholders.

Eve didn't pay too much attention to this matter, and said proactively: "If possible, we can use DV to record a simple video. If we don't have DV, we can take pictures. You can say whatever you want with the photo. I have a Polaroid have to."

"Can you wait for me? I'll go out and buy a DV right away, and I'll burn the conversation between you two into a DVD."

"Wait..." Eve narrowed her eyes, thinking seriously, "Why did you make it into a DVD?"

Reed's face didn't change at all, "This way it can be preserved for a long time, maybe it can be used as material in Netflix's documentaries in the future. It can also be handed over to the employees. With the backing of you two Hollywood stars, we can definitely Do better."

"But why do I think this DVD might be accidentally seen by the media? Or it might be accidentally mailed to Netflix users." Eve said seriously, "I'm here to be a shareholder, not a spokesperson. .”

"How come, I don't have that kind of thought." Reid looked surprised. He really wanted to use the video he shot later to promote it, and rumors would spread even without promotion.

Previously, no one paid attention to Keanu's investment, and now Eve has invested another 1000 million, so it is impossible for Netflix employees to keep their mouths shut.Maybe everyone will keep the secret and not tell it to strangers, but family members and friends will definitely tell it.

Keanu didn't want to make things so complicated. After all, Netflix and Blockbuster are actually in a state of competition now, but one is a giant elephant and the other is an ant.

Both I and Eve's movies still rely on Blockbuster to rent out their movies to make money. If Blockbuster blocks them, the Hollywood studios will definitely not want to, and will take their anger out on these two.

After missing such a big money-making channel, it is estimated that no good projects will come to them.

Of course, Blockbuster will not block others so easily. After all, both Eve and Keanu’s current and future movies are popular. If the block does not put products on the shelves, wouldn’t it push consumers to other stores?

Kill one thousand enemies and injure eight hundred.

Therefore, it is still necessary to develop steadily, and survive as long as you can. After accumulating strength, you don't have to worry about it.

Eve knew that Blockbuster would go bankrupt anyway, but she wasn't particularly afraid of it, but was afraid that Blockbuster's parent company, Viacom Group, would blacklist herself and others.

Viacom acquired Blockbuster in 1994, which owns Paramount Pictures, Columbia Television (CBS), MTV Networks, Comedy Central, NBC and more.

Blockbuster is an important support in its physical field. If Blockbuster is defeated by Netflix, then the founders and shareholders of Netflix will definitely be blacklisted.

However, Viacom cannot cover the sky with one hand in Hollywood. Even if many stars cooperate with Netflix, it is only a superficial cooperation and has not become a shareholder.

What's more, Eve also plans to give Reid some tricks to help Netflix grow better, which will obviously speed up Blockbuster's bankruptcy, which is aggravating the crime.

Fortunately, she has no cooperation with Paramount for the time being, otherwise she would worry that the role will be deleted or directly kicked out of the crew.

Becoming a superstar is the key. Only when companies can't help but seek cooperation actively can they be able to protect themselves.

"Actually, your company still has a lot of potential to tap. You don't need to follow those crooked ways. I personally have a few small opinions that I can share with you."

It was only then that Reed became surprised. He wowed, "So Miss Campbell also has research on business?"

"No, no, I'm giving you some advice from the user's point of view."

Eve doesn’t want to backfire. The idea of ​​shooting movies, TV series, and variety shows by myself is impossible to come up with right now. At the same time, due to network speed restrictions, I will not suggest that Netflix directly become a streaming media, allowing users to stream on the web, mobile phones, and iPads. Watch it above.

Save these recommendations for the future and focus on what Netflix can do now.

At the moment, Reed doesn't quite believe that Eve can offer any constructive suggestions. She is just a wealthy Hollywood star with good looks and acting skills. What can she think of a company?

It's normal to think like this, but I never imagined that I would be slapped hard in the face later!

Eve knows that Hollywood stars are considered by the outside world to be the type of people with a lot of money and money. She didn't try to correct this prejudice, but said to herself: "You know why the Netflix users in San Francisco and Los Angeles are more than the rest? Are there many local users?"

"Maybe there are more publicity in California, and the economy is developed here, they are very familiar with the Internet, and they are willing to shop on the Internet. People in many other places still have a strange feeling about the Internet. They would rather drive to a Blockbuster store than Do not place orders online."

Reid has indeed considered this issue. Netflix has the most users in the California area. If it can get the same proportion of users in other places, then the number will be more than five times!

Who knew that Eve shook her head, "Do you think people in New York or Seattle won't use the Internet?"

"Maybe our company didn't go that far to promote it."

"No, it's the age of the Internet. As long as you advertise on the Internet, people who surf the Internet will see the advertisement. The most fundamental reason is that the California area receives the video very quickly, while users in other areas need a lot Heaven will receive it."

"It's so simple?" Reed was incredulous. He thought Eve would make some amazing remarks, but he didn't expect it to be just this.

Eve shrugged and asked back: "Sometimes the problem is as simple as that. Users in the California area can receive it in one or two days after placing an order online, but in other places, it will wait for you to send it from the post office to their doorstep." Mailbox sometimes even takes seven days.”

Netflix’s warehouse is located in California, so the receiving speed is of course very fast, while the east coast, eastern and southern regions are much slower.

Reid thought about it seriously, "If we want to solve this method, we can only build a few more distribution centers, and the postal speed cannot be accelerated here."

"So I think your next goal is to increase the distribution center. If there is a local distribution center, the number of users within the radiation range will definitely increase." Eve added: "If you don't believe it, you can find a city to do experiments first .”

"I will, and see if that's the reason."

In fact, Reed already understood in his heart that Eve was right.Looking at it from another perspective, if you are a customer and you have to wait a week for the film, it is more convenient and quicker to drive to the local Blockbuster.

Eve hasn't finished yet: "In addition, I have a small idea. Now that the sales of DVD devices are increasing, is it possible for Netflix to cooperate with DVD manufacturers and put a Netflix on each device before it leaves the factory?" Promotional materials for the website. As long as there are a very small number of users who choose Netflix, that is also a large number.”

"Can it still be like this?" Reed didn't think of this at all, and directly cooperated with the manufacturer!

In fact, manufacturers are also happy to see the prosperity of the DVD disc market, so that more users will buy equipment.

Eve continued to say: "There is one last suggestion. You Netflix is ​​from Silicon Valley, so you can try to see if you can introduce a recommendation algorithm. For example, if a user rents a horror movie, you can use it based on his past experience. Watching time and preference, recommend movies of the same type to him, especially those that are in stock, and don’t let DVDs sit idle in the warehouse.”

"This kind of algorithm should be able to be made. If Silicon Valley is too expensive, I will go to the school to find a team to do this. The students will definitely be very happy to participate in such a competition. But is it really useful? Generally, they are running for what they like Will you watch the videos recommended by the website?"

"It's best if he has a purpose, but if he doesn't have a purpose, he will definitely be attracted by the recommended movies. What you have to do is to accurately predict the audience's taste, and this matter is not too urgent."

Reed didn't know what to say anymore, and the three suggestions given by Eve made him feel enlightened.

I really underestimated her before, she was by no means the kind of girl with only a face but no wisdom, and now Reed even wanted to invite Eve to be a consultant for the company.

These three tips are priceless!

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