Although Henry came to negotiate in the name of Nicholas Bookstore, it was not Nicholas Bookstore who actually paid the money, but Henry. Although both companies are the same boss, it is very necessary to establish a separate company in order to have a clear property right and prevent the company from chaos. When the Nicholas Group is established in the future, and Pixar will be linked to the group, there is 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. After they settled down, Henry transferred the funds to Lucas' account, and then asked them to work hard. Henry didn't restrict or ask them to do anything, but let them use their talents to their fullest and do whatever they want!
Is a bound Pixar still a Pixar?
Anyone who has seen Pixar's office will be surprised that they are not an office at all, but a leisure center. Toys, game consoles, fish farming and other weird things! There is no distinction between big and small inside the company. They sit on an equal footing and talk about it. Even if the sweeping aunt is suddenly inspired, she can add two sentences and win everyone's applause!
Everyone worked together and exerted their unconstrained imagination. In the end, every animation can be a classic! !
Although Henry was very relieved of Pixar, the water in Hollywood was so deep that Henry didn't want Pixar to drown after going in.
In my previous life, when Pixar Animation Studio started, it was very difficult. Although Jobs was kicked out of Apple at the time, his computer dream remained unbroken in his heart. He invested most of his money in his newly established computer company. Jobs lost the other, and Pixar Animation Studio had no money for technical research and development, and no money to make animation films that he wanted to make. In the end, he had to take a lot of small orders in order to survive, and wasted a long time. If it hadn't been for Pixar to hug Disney's thigh later, I'm afraid Jobs would have been pitted to death!
Since I have been involved in film and television, it must be a bit harder and deeper!
Henry then came to the Nicholas Bookstore and approached CEO Geely Hutt and the company's chief technology officer Tom Wilson to discuss some issues. Tom Wilson is 30 or 40 years old, graduated from Stanford University, worked as a senior software engineer at IBM, and was hired by Henry with high-tech. The three came to the meeting room, and Henry spoke out his thoughts.
"I hope you will create a website about movies. The name of this website is called Internet Movie Database, or IMBD for short. The idea of setting up a website is in this document. Please take a good look and consider whether it is executable. Sex!" Henry said as he handed the printed documents to them for viewing.
MDb design is very detailed, the information includes a lot of information about the film, actors, film length, content introduction, ratings, reviews, etc., and fans can rate the film! And be sure to make this scoring system the most popular and trustworthy scoring system!
Geely Hutt and Tom Wilson watched very carefully. After reading them, they had to admire Henry.
"Chairman, the design of this website is 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 great!" Geely Hutt, as the CEO, naturally considered a little more far-reaching. He knew that Henry had acquired A computer animation department named Pixar Animation Studios. Obviously, the goal is to break into Hollywood!
"That's good, you can make a website according to my design as soon as possible!" Henry ordered, and then paused, then said to them, "Well, this website will be under the Nicholas Bookstore in the future!"
"Yes!!" Geely and Tom were very happy and excited when they heard that the IMBD website was going to be under the banner of Nicholas Bookstore. This will greatly increase the influence of Nicholas Bookstore!
Henry left Nicholas Bookstore, and then went to Cisco.
In 1990, the world's first web server appeared. The concept of a server is not clear today. In Henry's view, using an ordinary computer as a server is too low-end. Not to mention low efficiency, and often troubles. With the development of the network and the impact of a large number of traffic, a good server is particularly important!
It's not long before the Internet has emerged, and people haven't realized the importance of servers!
Henry intends to form a new company separately from a group of people from Scola. This new company will be jointly invested and established by Cisco and Nicholas Bookstore. The server must not only have hardware, but also software. This is the best cooperation between the two. Nicholas Bookstore, Henry's wholly-owned holding, can be determined in one word, but Cisco, 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 matters. Ford Brooke holds a seat on the Cisco board as a representative of Sequoia Capital. Therefore, it is natural to notify him of such a major event as the joint establishment of a new company. When Henry came to Cisco, Posac was doing research in the laboratory, and Henry sent someone to notify him to come to the conference room.
Soon after, the Posacks and Ford Brook came to the meeting room. There was doubt on their faces, not knowing why Henry called them to a meeting.
After everyone sat down, Henry opened his mouth and said: "Today we are going to discuss matters related to 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, this type of online service website will face a huge problem today, that is, the problem of the website system often crashing!! There are two main reasons for the crash, one is the increase in the number of users. The second is the problem of the system itself. Because the system cannot withstand such a large amount of traffic, the system crashes. However, there are two main factors affecting the system itself, one is the hardware, and the other is the software. Therefore, how to make a stable System, so as to ensure that the website does not crash, 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. This new concept is called a'server'. In short, it refers to a dedicated computer that provides a certain service! The composition includes processor, hard disk, memory, system bus, etc., which are similar to general computer architecture. However, the requirements in terms of processing power, stability, reliability, security, scalability, and manageability are more than ordinary Computers are much higher, and are divided into web servers, database servers, application servers, etc. according to the types of services provided. This will be a huge project!!!"
When Henry finished speaking, all the people present were shocked.
Ford Brook's eyes shone brightly, and he looked very "unbearable" and quickly said: "Henry, we at Sequoia Capital must join in this matter!!"
Henry ignored him and said with a smile to everyone: "Since this project requires software and hardware support, I want to cooperate with Nicholas Bookstore and Cisco to establish a new company to develop servers exclusively! "
"This is a good thing, of course we support it!" Posak nodded in agreement, and Lerner agreed.
Ford Brook naturally agrees, but he also wants to invest in this newly established company. But Henry temporarily rejected his request, saying: "If necessary, I will agree to Sequoia Capital's financing plan!"
Ford Brook got this answer, and finally got a touch of comfort in his heart. He also knew that Henry could not let Sequoia Capital come in and take advantage of the company's new creation, but fortunately, everyone had a good relationship. Henry gave a guarantee and promised Sequoia Capital to raise funds in the future.
Then, everyone began to discuss how to form this new company. It roughly means that Nicholas Bookstore and Cisco both contribute money and each account for half of the shares. However, considering that this project was proposed by Henry, as an advocate, Henry received an additional 1% of the shares. Therefore, Cisco and Nicholas Bookstore each accounted for 49.5%. Of shares! Although the Nicholas Bookstore is fully controlled by Henry, there must be a clear distinction between individuals and companies. 1% belongs to Henry and 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, with a look of confusion: "Ford, what's the matter with you, what's wrong with me?"
"Hehe..." Ford Brook laughed, looking like he was selling some small movie discs on the street, and whispered, "Well, do you want to invest in Nicholas Bookstore?"
Henry gave him a blank look, and said angrily: "What's the matter? After you Sequoia Capital has taken advantage of Cisco, have you targeted my Nicholas Bookstore again?"
"Hehe, you can't say that. What is called taking advantage? That is mutual benefit!" Ford Brook laughed. "As for the fact that we are targeting Nicholas Bookstore again, there is no way. Who called you this little genius? That's great, especially the Netscape browser you developed. This thing is so creative! The graphical browser is clear at a glance, simple, practical and convenient. Now everyone is using it!! We Sequoia Capital analysts agree. It is believed that the Netscape browser will become a gateway to the online world in the future, and it has great development potential!"
numb, it turned out to have fancy the Netscape browser, I thought I fancy the e-commerce site Nicholas Bookstore! Alas, can the browser compare with Alibaba? No experience, so terrible! Henry despised...
"So, do you want to invest in Netscape browser?" Henry asked casually.
"Yes, yes!" Seeing Henry's attitude seemed to loosen, Ford Brook immediately nodded in response.
Henry also picked it up, considering whether or not Sequoia Capital should invest in it. It seems a little weak to hold the control by myself. Obviously, I need several suitable strategic partners in the future, and Sequoia Capital can be regarded as one of them.
"Nicholas Bookstore will split Netscape Browser and become a subsidiary." Henry thought for a while and said.
When Ford Brook heard this, his eyes lit up.
"But, there is one condition." Henry's next sentence made Ford Brook nervous.
"What conditions did you say!" Ford Brook asked cautiously. He has seen Henry's greatness, he is definitely the shrewd guy who speaks loudly and does not play cards according to the routine! !
Sure enough, Henry's condition immediately embarrassed Ford Brook.
"Share swap! Exchange Apple's 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 under a strong impact and its performance has fallen sharply. Even Apple founder Jobs has been implicated and kicked out of the company. The new appointment to take over the position of Jobs CEO John Sculley was even more misguided. He actually signed a contract that allowed Microsoft to produce software (such as Word, Excel) for Apple, allowing Microsoft to use part of Apple's graphical interface technology! I dare say that this contract will be Apple The worst contract since its establishment! Microsoft will definitely launch a system similar to Apple's interface after acquiring Apple's graphical interface technology. Apple is undoubtedly digging its own grave!!"
"One is the setting sun, the other is the rising sun. Mr. Brook, if it were you, who would you choose?"
Ford Brook looked solemn, and Henry made the situation of Apple very clear. Apple is aging and has long lost its glory. Now Apple stocks are falling again and again, like a knife cutting meat on Sequoia Capital, painful and anxious. However, despite the decline of Apple, the lean camel is bigger than the horse, which is far from the Netscape browser can compare!
Regarding the share swap, Ford Brook couldn't decide for a while, so he told Henry that he had to go back and discuss it with the members of the board of directors. Henry smiled and agreed, letting them think slowly, not in a hurry. Henry is of course not in a hurry, because he knows that Apple's performance will continue to decline. After Microsoft launched the Windows 2.0.3 operating system in 1988, which uses a graphic logo similar to Mac, Apple will have to cry!
Microsoft does not have a graphic interface patent, and his windows system cannot be a huge success. In fact, Henry is also greedy for operating systems, but others have long been full of patent barriers, and many things simply cannot be bypassed, otherwise Microsoft will not be so awesome in the future! !
Henry didn't know how they negotiated after Ford Brook returned to Sequoia Capital. Henry's side is busy starting a new company. First of all, the name of the new company. What should be the name of the company that produces the server? Henry thought for a while, just call it "Noah's Ark", a name that looks 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 carries the future of the Internet as well! Any company related to the Internet will inevitably need a server. Hundreds of millions of data will be stored and run on the server. It is conceivable how important and great it is. It is nothing to say that it is the Noah's Ark of the Internet!
A few days later, Henry sent someone to register the company and settled 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 servers!