In the evening, in the conference room in WM Corporation. 傍晚,WM公司的会议室里。 The WM Corporation high levels as well as several signed professional model to discuss a schedule of afternoon Paris fashion week, declared the meeting adjourned. WM公司高层以及几位签约模特讨论了一下午巴黎时装周的日程安排,才宣布散会。 Today was on March 1. 今天是3月1日。 The Paris fashion week on March 5 opened, Kate of WM Corporation moss and other pillars before the London fashion week opened hurried to Europe, this conference, except for arranging several new people, other basically convened for a Carmen Kasies person. 巴黎时装周3月5日开幕,WM公司旗下的凯特・摩丝等几位台柱子在伦敦时装周开幕之前就已经赶去了欧洲,这次会议,除了安排几个新人,其他基本上就只是为卡门・凯丝一个人召开。 The people set out to leave the conference room in abundance, Carmen Kasies by Paul Roland stops by calling, urged several personally, puts her to leave. 众人纷纷起身离开会议室,卡门・凯丝又被保罗・罗兰喊住,亲自叮嘱了几句,才放她离开。 Goes out of the conference room, Carmen Kasies planned to return to the apartment directly, was actually stopped by calling by just one group of girls. 走出会议室,卡门・凯丝原本打算直接返回公寓,却被刚刚的一群女孩喊住。 „Carmen, everybody prepares to have the supper, wants the same place?” “卡门,大家准备去吃晚餐,要一起吗？” Is head girl named Kaluolaina Kuwa, from Czech Republic, was earlier than the time to sign with WM Corporation her last year, similarly is the WM key trained object. Just, this girl this year is also only 15 years old, the enterprise only started, the potential is huge. If before, the opposite party is not this type one step cannot step possibly again not to have 21 -year-old unmarried woman who the opportunity raises one's head to compare. 为首的女孩名叫卡罗莱纳・科库娃,来自捷克,去年比她还早一些时候就和WM公司签约,同样属于WM的重点培养对象。只不过,这女孩今年也才15岁,事业刚刚起步,潜力巨大。如果是以前,对方远不是她这种一步迈不出去就可能再也没机会出头的21岁老姑娘能比的。 In the half year the WM centralized resources want to build another Gisele her the supermodel of Bündchen type, had caused other company professional model disaffection, therefore she personal connection in WM Corporation not too has been good. 这半年来WM集中资源想要将她打造成又一个吉赛尔・邦辰式的超模,本就引起了公司其他模特的不满,因此她在WM公司内的人缘一直都不算太好。 Just, person always this, when other people, very much easily has the envy psychology. But if cast off by far, often did not have the heart of competition, instead will want to be on good terms with the opposite party. 只不过,人总是这样,当他人比自己强一点,很容易就产生嫉妒心理。但如果被人远远甩开,往往就没有了攀比之心,反而会想要与对方交好。 In the recent several days, suddenly after becoming Victoria’s Secret brand spokesman, she obviously felt that company the change, has been in Europe Kate continually moss several people of warm feelings call to extend the congratulation to her, the company keeps New York other professional model to her manner transformation is very obvious. 最近几天,突然成为维密品牌代言人之后,她就明显感觉到了公司内部的这种变化,连身在欧洲的凯特・摩丝几人都热络地打电话回来向她表示祝贺,公司留在纽约的其他模特对她的态度转变更是非常明显。 Feels vision that several girls are anticipating, Carmen Kasies hesitated slightly, the nod said: „Good, this, I asked hello.” 感受着几个女孩期待的目光,卡门・凯丝稍微犹豫了一下,就点头道:“好啊,这样,我请大家好了。” Although in the bone has own pride and stubbornness, but she is always not an eccentric person, in Europe that several years, she and is together in Brokerage Firm professional model is good. 虽然骨子里有着自己的骄傲和倔强,但她从来都不是一个孤僻的人,在欧洲的那几年,她和自己所在经纪公司的模特相处就非常不错。 The girls were naturally happy that hears her to treat, not polite, has encircled in abundance, crowds around her outward to walk. 女孩们自然非常高兴,听到她要请客,也没有客气,纷纷围了上来,簇拥着她朝外走去。 The group looked for the family/home English dining room in the, the English dining room, sounds somewhat to be strange, does United Kingdom have the thing that can eat? But this is United Kingdom girls in several people recommends exactly, the reason is also very full, the United Kingdom dish is unpalatable is the world became famous, chooses this dining room, everybody will unable to control the appetite. 一行人就在附近找了家英式餐厅,英式餐厅,听起来就有些古怪,英国有能吃的东西吗？但这恰恰是几人中的一个英国女孩推荐的,理由也很充分,英国菜难吃是全世界出了名的,挑选这家餐厅,大家就不会控制不住食欲了。 Immediately must fly Paris, at this time no one dares to eat the thing. 马上就要飞去巴黎,这个时候谁也不敢多吃东西。 Has ordered some simple food, one crowd stirs up the pretty girl who the entire dining room diner focuses attention on repeatedly to start to chat while eating. Everybody from world, common interest is actually few, unknowingly pulled recently is very on popular The Blair Witch Project. 点了一些简单的食物,一群惹得整个餐厅食客频频瞩目的靓丽女孩就开始边吃边聊。大家都来自世界各地,共同话题其实很少,不知不觉就扯到了最近很是热门的女巫布莱尔上。 „Yesterday new line Film Industry has issued a statement, originally this matter is only a propaganda of movie, the movie decides probably on March 5 screens, opens with the Paris fashion week is on the same day.” “昨天新线影业发表了一则声明,原来这件事只是一部电影的宣传,电影好像就定在3月5号上映,和巴黎时装周开幕是同一天。” „No wonder, my Mama in childhood had lived in Maryland, I also specially call to ask her, she said that has not heard The Blair Witch Project and so on hearsay.” “怪不得,我妈妈小时候就在马里兰州生活过,我还特意打电话回去问她,她说根本就没有听说过女巫布莱尔之类的传闻。” „At is not this, I heard that this is the Maryland State authority to cover the procedure of fact. Film Studio undertakes this matter, propagandizes to fictionalize, like this everybody will not investigate fault in Maryland in processing this matter. It is said these years died many people, if investigate that many people must shoulder the responsibility.” “根本不是这样,我听说,这是马里兰州州政府为了掩盖事实的做法。电影公司把这件事承担下来,宣传成虚构的,这样大家就不会追究马里兰州在处理这件事上的失误了。据说这些年死了好多人呢,如果追究下去,很多人都是要承担责任的。” „I also think am this, new line Film Industry only gave this movie to arrange 200 screening halls, does not want more to see obviously. You think, if is really a movie, according to present movie such high attention, little said that can also arrange 2000 screening halls.” “我也觉得是这样,新线影业只给这部电影安排了200个放映厅,明显就是不想让更多人看到。你们想想,如果真的是一部电影,按照现在影片这么高的关注度,少说也能安排2000家放映厅。” „On March 5 screens, what a pity we could not catch up. However, since Paris comes back, could have a look.” “3月5号上映,可惜我们赶不上了。不过,从巴黎回来,或许可以去看看。” „Un, when the time comes same place, but does not know the ticket to be easy to buy, entire United States 200 screening halls, Manhattan perhaps will not have several theaters to screen.” “嗯,到时候一起啊,只是不知道票好不好买,整个美国才200个放映厅,曼哈顿或许都不会有几家影院上映。” The girls chirp chirp, Carmen Kasies somewhat is silent, but occasionally echoes several. 女孩们叽叽喳喳叽叽喳喳,卡门・凯丝却有些沉默,只是偶尔附和几句。 Few days ago, she has also paid attention to this matter. 前些日子,她也关注过这件事。 In the recent several days is too busy, absolutely did not have many to pay attention to the thoughts of this matter. 只是最近几天太忙,也就完全没有了多少理会这件事的心思。 New line isn't Film Industry, the subsidiary company of Firefly Group? 新线影业,不就是萤火虫集团旗下的子公司吗？ Suddenly has thought of that man. 突然又想到了那个男人。 Does not know that he will be making anything now. 不知道他现在会在做什么。 Has to think of itself? 有没有想到自己？ Emits this thought at heart, she somewhat is immediately flurried. How one will have such strange thought! 心里冒出这个念头,她顿时就有些慌乱。自己怎么会产生这么奇怪的念头！ „Definitely is deceives people.” “肯定是骗人的。” , These words blurted out from her mouth without reason. 没头没脑的,这句话就从她嘴里脱口而出。 By the dinner table, hears her these words, was stopping in the girls of warm discussion immediately, notes her awkwardness, thought that she possibly does not like discussing this matter, therefore was tactful in abundance transformed the topic. 餐桌旁,听到她这句话,正在热烈议论的女孩们顿时停了下来,注意到她的尴尬,觉得她可能不喜欢谈论这件事,于是纷纷识趣地转变了话题。 In some Manhattan English dining room the discussion about The Blair Witch Project is only the entire society discusses in the tidal current a common detail. 曼哈顿某家英式餐厅里关于女巫布莱尔的讨论只是整个社会热议潮流中毫不起眼的一个细节。 After one month of fermentation, the hearsay about The Blair Witch Project, changed to viral topic storm truly, the influence even no longer to limit to the Internet, the conventional media participated. 经过一个多月的酝酿,关于女巫布莱尔的传闻,已经真正化作一股病毒般的话题风暴,影响力甚至不再局限于互联网,很多传统媒体都参与了进来。 Because received too many conspiracy theories ‚tormenting’, in addition the new line Film Industry issue clarifies the later «The Blair Witch Project» team in secret with discussing the guidance that continues, the majority of public do not believe that this matter completely is only one propaganda about movie. 由于受到了太多阴谋论的‘荼毒’,再加上新线影业发布澄清之后《女巫布莱尔》团队暗中继续进行的與论引导,大部分公众都不相信这件事完全只是一场关于电影的宣传。 Therefore, afterward several days, the discussion of entire federal about this matter become warmer. 于是,随后几天,整个联邦关于这件事的议论变得更加热烈。 The general publics when discussed The Blair Witch Project, AOL and Time Warner finally official foreign announcement fermentation for a long time merger plan. 普通民众都在谈论女巫布莱尔的时候,美国在线与时代华纳终于正式对外公布酝酿已久的合并方案。 On March 3. 3月3日。 AOL and Time Warner high level holds the press conference in Manhattan AOL Headquarters officially, announced that AOL by 63 billion USD prices, merges the Time Warner group through the stockholder's rights replacement way. After the merge, AOL will have the new company 55% stocks, the total ownership percentage of Time Warner group original shareholder is 45%. 美国在线和时代华纳高层在曼哈顿美国在线总部正式召开新闻发布会,宣布美国在线将以630亿美元的价格,通过股权置换方式并购时代华纳集团。合并之后,美国在线将持有新公司55%的股份,时代华纳集团原股东的总持股比例为45%。 Meanwhile, according to the market value computations of AOL 77 billion USD, the overall scale of this merger will achieve 140 billion USD. Although was lower than once historically ***** USD deal size, but in this enterprise annexation history the first case traded the overall scale to surpass the super merger and acquisitions of 100 billion USD, has caused a stir in the entire world as before. 同时,按照美国在线770亿美元的市值计算,这起合并案的总规模将达到1400亿美元。虽然远低于曾经历史上的*****美元交易规模,但这起企业兼并史上第一例交易总规模超过1000亿美元的超级并购,依旧轰动了整个世界。 Release conference on the same day, in Steve under a Kyes passionate developing tendency speech stimulation, AOL and Time Warner stock price rises sharply in pairs, closed by the same day, the AOL stock price rising scope achieved 17%, the Time Warner stock price was rises suddenly 26%. 发布会当天,在史蒂夫・凯斯一番热情洋溢的前景展望演讲刺激下,美国在线和时代华纳的股价双双大涨,截止当天收盘,美国在线的股价上扬幅度达到17%,时代华纳股价更是暴涨26%。 AOL and rising sharply of Time Warner stock price, has driven also the entire NASDAQ bulk lots. 美国在线和时代华纳股价的大涨,同时也带动了整个纳斯达克大盘。 The afterward two trading days, AOL and Time Warner stock price continues to rise at the same time, the NASDAQ index also again creates new high, breaks 2900, the distance 3000 point only one pace. 随后的两个交易日,美国在线和时代华纳股价继续上扬的同时,纳斯达克指数也再一次创造新高,突破2900点大关,距离3000点仅一步之遥。 3000 points, exactly are NASDAQ index most crests that the majority of Wall Street investment institution forecasts. 3000点,恰好是大部分华尔街投资机构所预测的纳斯达克指数最顶峰。 Therefore, when the NASDAQ index tops 2900 points, moving restlessly of entire hi-tech stock market is also more obvious. 因此,当纳斯达克指数突破2900点,整个科技股市场的躁动也更加明显。 According to Chris news that obtains from Wall Street, many investment institutions completely have taken warehouse inventory the hi-tech stock that in the hand has at this time. Meanwhile, large quantities of funds flood into the stock index Pe­tro­leum market, starts to establish the scale huge hi-tech stock Pe­tro­leum cash. 根据克里斯从华尔街得到的消息,很多投资机构此时都已经将手中持有的科技股全部清仓。与此同时,大批资金涌入股指期货市场,开始建立规模庞大的科技股期货头寸。 Although is maintaining the growth of superelevation, but the market profit over 600 times of Yahoo Internet companies, became make the spatial goal that large quantities of hedge funds most crave without a doubt. 虽然保持着超高的成长速度,但市盈率已经超过600倍的雅虎网络公司,毫无疑问地成为了大批对冲基金最为热衷的做空目标。 Closed by March 5, the Yahoo stock Pe­tro­leum quantity that the hedge fund sold has surpassed the 76 million stock, was equal to 6.1% of Yahoo total capital stock proportion, achieved 7 700 million USD related to the amount. Makes the spatial proportion, is the value amount, has gone far beyond other NASDAQ market science companies. 截止3月5日收盘,对冲基金卖出的雅虎股票期货数量已经超过7600万股,相当于雅虎总股本比例的6.1%,涉及金额达到77亿美元。无论是做空比例,还是价值金额,都远远超过了纳斯达克市场其他科技公司。 However, stock index Pe­tro­leum as a zero and gambling, so huge spatial ejects only, naturally also means that the scale coordinated multi-thread contract follows up. 不过,股指期货作为一种零和博弈,如此庞大的空单抛出,自然也就意味着规模对等的多头合约跟进。 Therefore. 于是。 AOL annexes Time Warner. 美国在线兼并时代华纳。 The NASDAQ index approaches 3000 points. 纳斯达克指数逼近3000点。 Yahoo Internet company bitter experience does massively spatially. 雅虎网络公司遭遇大规模做空。 Any, the potential influence sufficiently makes the entire hi-tech stock bulk lots earth-shaking. 这其中任何一件,潜在的影响力都足以让整个科技股大盘天翻地覆。 Three matters simultaneously encounter in the same place, without a doubt, 1999 in March, will become in the NASDAQ history most wave will deceive Yun Gui a month. 三件事同时遭遇在一起,毫无疑问,1999年的这个3月,将成为纳斯达克历史上最为波谲云诡的一个月份。 Hi-tech stock market wind and cloud surges, Eric actually once more returned to the West coast, first rushes to San Francisco to participate in the Firefly electron the annual meeting. 科技股市场风云激荡,艾瑞克却再次返回了西海岸,首先赶到旧金山参加萤火虫电子的年度会议。 The Firefly investment through reducing the AOL stock obtains by illegal purchase the big cash, the Yahoo Internet company also successfully completes the listing operation, will accumulate enough future three to the development funds of five years of consumption, Eric complete has sat quietly at this time the stance of Diaoyutai. 萤火虫投资已经通过减持美国在线股票套取大笔现金,雅虎网络公司也成功完成上市运作,积累了足够未来三到五年时间消耗的发展资金,艾瑞克此时完全一副稳坐钓鱼台的姿态。 Even if the NASDAQ index crashes really ahead of time, large quantities of hi-tech stocks that the clover fund stores up are unable to leverage, the entire Firefly system development will therefore not come under any influence. 即使纳斯达克指数真的提前崩盘,三叶草基金囤积的大批科技股无法套现,整个萤火虫体系发展也不会因此受到任何影响。 As the year wealth newspapers of various Firefly system companies draw a charge in abundance, Eric spare no effort the investment to new technology corporation also finally obtained richer substantive profit repayment for these years. 随着萤火虫体系各家公司的年度财报纷纷出炉,艾瑞克这么多年来不遗余力地对新科技企业的投资也终于得到了更加丰厚的实质性利润回报。 In the middle of various companies, the Firefly system ownership percentage achieves 51% Nokia, 1998 net profit scale achieved 19. 600 million USD. The ownership percentage is 26% Cisco, 1998 net profit scale also achieved 1 350 million USD. Gain sharing that these two companies provide, sufficiently supports the Firefly system to continue to invest other still in being at the new technology corporation of discovery stage, did not need to transfuse blood through Firefly Group like before again. 各家公司当中,萤火虫体系持股比例达到51%的诺基亚,1998年的净利润规模达到19.6亿美元。持股比例为26%的思科,1998年的净利润规模也达到13.5亿美元。只是这两家公司提供的利润分成,就足以支撑萤火虫体系继续投资其他还在处在发现阶段的新科技企业,并不需要再像以前那样通过萤火虫集团进行输血。 However, makes Eric not expect, is actually the year financial data of Firefly electron. 不过,更加让艾瑞克没有料到的,却是萤火虫电子的年度财务数据。 Entire in 1998, Firefly electron in the global range, the final quantity of delivery of Fireflyer player achieves 237 50,000 stages. 整个1998年,萤火虫电子在全球范围内,Fireflyer播放器的最终出货量达到2375万台。 And, Fireflyer one generation of player quantities of delivery are 40 50,000 stages, the Fireflyer two generations of 1 G capacity player quantities of delivery are 8 300,000 stages, the Fireflyer two generations of 2 G capacity player quantities of delivery are 11 400,000 stages. 其中,Fireflyer一代播放器出货量为405万台,Fireflyer二代1G容量播放器出货量为830万台,Fireflyer二代2G容量播放器出货量为1140万台。 Finally, this, be only an electronics company of model of principal portable music player equipment, the sales volume of whole year achieves 8 200 million 5 2 million USD. 最终,这家只有一款主打便携式音乐播放器设备的电子产品公司,全年的销售额达到82亿5200万美元。 Moreover, although the preliminary marketing of company invests is giant, beside the MP3 player, but must undertake the operating system and the processor chip related tablet PC, to touch to control the solution additionally and other technical large amount research and development funds, but 1998 whole year, after reservation tax money, the Firefly electron has realized the 800 million 11 million USD net profit as before. 而且,虽然公司的前期营销投入非常巨大,在MP3播放器之外,还要额外承担有关平板电脑的操作系统、处理器芯片、触控解决方案等多方面的技术巨额研发资金,但1998全年,预留税金之后,萤火虫电子依旧实现了8亿1100万美元的净利润。 If carries on openly to the financial data, means that this being established of just about four years electronics company, successfully pushed in the North America enterprise 500 strong ranks, moreover ranks quite before. 如果对财务数据进行公开的话,也就意味着,这家成立才刚刚四年左右的电子产品公司,就已经成功挤入了北美企业500强的行列,而且排名颇为靠前。 According to the «Forbes» magazine list rule, only if reported on own initiative that or has the exhaustive public financial data, otherwise, the non-listed company will not be included in 500 strong enterprise rank lists. In several years had formed an Electronic Co. of profit scale close 1 billion USD rank, if possible, Eric even hopes that the Firefly electron tiny bit financial data will not be revealed. 根据《福布斯》杂志的榜单规则,除非是主动申报,或者拥有详尽的公开财务数据,否则,非上市公司并不会被列入500强企业排行名单。短短几年时间就形成了一家利润规模接近10亿美元级别的电子公司,如果可能的话,艾瑞克甚至希望萤火虫电子一丝一毫的财务数据都不会被泄露出来。 But this obviously is only the delusion. 但这显然只是妄想。 Although after the operation, the Forbes group agreed that cannot track the Firefly electron the financial data, will not join 500 strong lists the Firefly electron. However, the sales data of global portable player market was actually not the Firefly system wants to cover can cover. 虽然经过运作,福布斯集团已经同意不会跟踪萤火虫电子的财务数据,也不会将萤火虫电子加入500强榜单。但是,全球便携式播放器市场的销售数据却并不是萤火虫体系想掩盖就能掩盖得了的。 According to data that the third party statistical agency gives, 1998, the overall scale of global portable music player market achieved 87 million stages, compared 1997 to realize 6% growth, the sales data of Fireflyer digit player 2 3 million stage these, the opposite party gave, in the actual quantity of delivery with Firefly electron was almost the same. 根据第三方统计机构给出的数据,1998年度,全球便携式音乐播放器市场的总规模达到8700万台,相比1997年度实现了6%的增长,这其中,对方给出的Fireflyer数字播放器2300万台的销售数据,与萤火虫电子内部的实际出货量相差无几。 According to these data, the field is not difficult to speculate the Firefly electron the earning and profit scale, even, considered that the tablet PC R &\; D initiative is also at the security condition, the estimate of outside to Firefly electron profit level absolutely is much higher than the actual situation. 只是根据这些数据,业界就不难推测出萤火虫电子的营收与利润规模,甚至,考虑到平板电脑研发计划还处在保密状态,外界对萤火虫电子盈利水平的预估绝对比实际情况要高得多。 Two years, the Fireflyer player by the potential of sweeping across, has invaded the global portable music market 26% market shares crazily, this has saying that is an achievement marvelously. 两年时间,Fireflyer播放器以席卷之势,疯狂地侵占了全球便携式音乐市场26%的市场份额,这不得不说是一种奇迹般的成就。 Meanwhile also means that nearly enjoys the huge profit alone the Firefly electron, will then also face the pressure of competition from all parties. 但同时也意味着,近乎是单独享受巨额利润的萤火虫电子,接下来也将面临来自各方的竞争压力。 After all, even if peripheral has constructed an enclosed patent fence in the portable digital music player ahead of time, but faces the huge profit, other electronics manufacturers will do without a doubt also everything possible even to stop at nothing enter this market. 毕竟,即使提前在便携式数字音乐播放器周边浇筑了一道封闭式的专利围墙,但面对巨额利润,其他电子厂商毫无疑问也将想方设法甚至无所不用其极地进入这一市场。 Along with the gradual disclosure of 1998 portable music player market producing goods data, just completed the patent exchange with the Firefly electron Sony, impatiently announced that will issue the first model of digital music player product in June of this year. 随着1998年度便携式音乐播放器市场出货数据的逐渐披露,刚刚与萤火虫电子完成专利互换的索尼,就已经迫不及待地宣布将在今年六月份发布第一款数字音乐播放器产品。 Then, the technical difficulty of digital music player is truly low, perhaps some technical powerful electronics manufacturers, only use several weeks of time, can have a thorough understanding of the technical detail of Firefly electron Fireflyer player, if not the patent barrier stops, at this time, definitely will have more manufacturers to issue the plan of digital music player. 说起来,数字音乐播放器的技术难度确实很低,一些技术实力雄厚的电子厂商,或许只用几周时间,就能够吃透萤火虫电子Fireflyer播放器的技术细节,如果不是专利壁垒阻拦,此时,肯定会有更多厂商发布数字音乐播放器的计划。 Faced with keen competition that can anticipate, even if the Firefly electron is having the multiple technologies and industrial advantages, all people have to spunk up, to maintain the lead of Fireflyer player makes diligently. 面临可以预期的强烈竞争,即使是萤火虫电子拥有着多重技术和产业优势,所有人也不得不打起精神,为保持Fireflyer播放器的领先优势做出更多努力。