IAIH :: Volume #6

#600: How to have that many

After introducing, guest of invitation besides relatives and friends, women when Long Island lives knowing well some neighborhood. 经过介绍,邀请的客人除了亲友之外,还有女人们在长岛居住期间一些熟识的邻里. The birthday party arrangement of little fellows starting from afternoon five o'clock, has not invited special party Corporation, but adopts the buffet the form, exchanged greetings simply a while, Joanna then led the women to prepare the supper. 小家伙们的生日派对安排在下午五点钟开始,并没有邀请专门的派对公司,而是采取自助餐的形式,简单的寒暄了一会儿,乔安娜便带着女人们去准备晚餐。 As one of the New York most well-known rich person areas, Eath Hampton and Southampton gathered the massive rich and powerful people, politicians and eminent figures from all circles, although in resident also many middle classes, nearby the manor that but can settle on Eric purchases the same level scale real estate will not be the ordinary generation, when the women will leave, Eric and one group of grown men will be exchanging the name card mutually, will see on the name card such and such company Chairman or such and such foundation directors and so on title, will pour is not surprised. 作为纽约最知名的富人区之一,东汉普顿和南安普顿聚集了大量的富豪、政客和各界名流,虽然居民中也不乏中产阶级,但能够在艾瑞克看中的庄园附近购置同等规模房产的都不会是普通之辈,等女人们离开,艾瑞克和一群大男人相互交换着名片,看到名片上某某公司总裁或者某某基金会理事之类的头衔,倒也不感到意外。 Many people after all are only first meeting, completes to purchase after Eric simply aBc extended the congratulation, the people again on own initiative have not mentioned this matter, but shifted the topic to the economical normal treatment topic that in the westerners compared to be interested, teased some President and to attack or chat to tax policy unscrupulously wantonly to the forecast prospect of some industry and so on. 很多人毕竟只是第一次见面,简单地对艾瑞克完成收购aBc表示祝贺之后,众人都没有再主动提起这件事情,而是将话题转移到西方人都比较感兴趣的经济正治话题上,肆无忌惮地调侃总统、对某项税收政策大肆抨击抑或谈谈对某项产业的前景预测之类。 Actually, the majority of time so-called personal connection like this forms, everybody drinks to chat together, mixes a face to be ripe, in the future will come across the matter to put out a contact method to find the opposite party, this was one resources. Although all person present old, but relies on the experience that barely escapes death, Eric can also accomplish a task with ease in this group of people, every so often can also have the initiatives of some topics, those present have neglected gradually Eric at this time an age also less than 25 years old of this matter. 其实,大部分时候所谓人脉就是这样形成的,大家一起喝酒聊天,混个脸熟,将来遇到事情能够拿出一个联系方式找到对方,这就是一种资源。虽然在座的所有人都比自己年长,但凭借两世为人的经历,艾瑞克处在这群人中也能够游刃有余,很多时候还能够带起一些话题的主动权,渐渐地,在场的人也都忽略了艾瑞克此时年龄还不到25岁这件事。 As the attention of people toward, but on Eric focuses, the topic also unknowingly shifted at the movie. 随着众人的注意力朝而艾瑞克身上聚焦,话题也不知不觉转移到了电影上。 Heard just introduced that the high-level Manager person from Merrill Lynch named Pierre Clark to recent movie investment scale bigger and bigger worry, Eric said: „6 continues «Ben-Hur» that presents from 《Gone with the Wind》 of Hollywood golden age to 50-60 ages, «Cleopatra», the early 80's «Heaven’s Gate», Hollywood has not cut off the manufacture of movie to so-called ‚heavy case bomb’, these make Film Studio be bogged down in difficulties many big manufacture movie, for example «Cleopatra» and «Heaven’s Gate», if before the 90's, Film Studio favors the manufacture of heavy case bomb movie more and more truly is a discouraging matter, but present entertainment industry, even if ten years ago compares was totally different, global will become the inevitable trend, the overseas income of Hollywood movie will account for the gross income proportion to be getting higher and higher, this means Film Studio To continue in this transformation maintains own superiority, must manufacture to receive the realm culture limit quite low movie, but action movie of CG Special Effects movie and big manufacture most has the type of safeguard, I can affirm, over the next ten years within will manufacture and heavy case bomb movie of good total cost about in 100 million USD becomes the Hollywood several big Film Studio mainstreams, but the broad overseas market as well as more and more derivation benefit channel can also guarantee that these movies will realize enough profit.” 听到刚刚介绍中来自美林证券名叫皮埃尔.克拉克的高级经理人对最近几年电影投资规模越来越大的担忧,艾瑞克道:“从好莱坞黄金时代的《飘》到五六十年代6续出现的《宾虚》、《埃及艳后》,八十年代初的《天堂之门》,好莱坞从来没有断绝过对所谓‘重磅炸弹’电影的制作,这其中不乏让电影公司陷入困境的大制作影片,比如《埃及艳后》和《天堂之门》,如果在九十年代之前,电影公司越来越倾向于重磅炸弹影片的制作确实是一件令人担忧的事情,但如今的娱乐产业哪怕与十年前相比都已经迥然不同,全球化将成为必然趋势,好莱坞电影的海外收入占总收入比例越来越高,这就意味着电影公司想要在这场变革中继续保持自身的优势地位,就必须制作受到地域文化限制比较低的影片,而cg特效影片和大制作的动作片就是其中最有保障的类型,我敢肯定,未来十年之内制作和行总成本在一亿美元左右的重磅炸弹影片将成为好莱坞几大电影公司的主流,而广阔的海外市场以及越来越多的衍生利益渠道也能够确保这些影片实现足够的盈利。” When the people fall into looking pensive, another stature short thin middle-aged person also asked: „Eric, why is not the comedy movie and horror film, these movies do not have too big cultural limit similarly, «Home Alone» that you initially manufactured, 《Pretty Woman》 and «The Others» I have watched, these movie qualities are splendid . Moreover the cost is inexpensive, the investment return ratio frequently is over ten times.” 在众人都陷入若有所思的时候,另外一个身材矮瘦的中年人又问道:“艾瑞克,为什么不是喜剧片和恐怖片呢,这些影片同样没有太大的文化限制,你当初制作的《小鬼当家》、《风月俏佳人》和《小岛惊魂》我都有观看过,这些影片质量都非常出色,而且成本低廉,投资回报比更是动辄十倍以上。” Eric remembers that this middle-aged person named Kenneth Norton, on the name card writes one not to know that is Chairman of any type company, shakes the head to say with a smile: „Mr. Norton, you only sees the successes of «Home Alone» these movies, what you cannot see, Hollywood at least dozens over a hundred fortunately ascend the comedy movie or the horror film of Upper House line channel every year ends finally drearily, cannot receive the cost, do not say that sold to the global market. The heavy case bomb movie is different, at least before the demand of global market to this type movie is saturated, these movies by big star magnificent scene, even if in unfavorable situation internally, receives the audience to welcome in the overseas as before. With last year «Certainly Range Bear Peak», because is under " Jurassic Park » impact, this production cost reaches as high as 70 million USD movie North America Box Office is impartial with the production cost, Metro Goldwyn Mayer and Carlock therefore fall into the large amount loss, but in the afterward overseas good process «Certainly Range Bear Peak» has actually made the 170 million USD Box Office progress, because although the overseas dividing up money proportion is very low, the investor is losing money as before, but compares in these medium low cost movie that cannot attain including the overseas good opportunity, «Certainly Range Bear Peak» is very lucky.” 艾瑞克记得这个中年人名叫肯尼斯.诺顿,名片上写着一家不知道是什么类型公司的总裁,笑着摇头说道:“诺顿先生,你只看到《小鬼当家》这些影片的成功,但你看不到的是,好莱坞每年至少有几十上百部有幸登上院线渠道的喜剧片或者恐怖片最终惨淡收场,连成本都收不回来,更不要说卖向全球市场了。重磅炸弹影片则不同,至少在全球市场对这类型影片的需求饱和之前,这些影片凭借大明星大场面,哪怕在国内失利,在海外依旧非常受观众欢迎。就拿去年的《绝岭熊峰》来说,因为受到《侏罗纪公园》的冲击,这部制作成本高达7ooo万美元的影片北美票房只是与制作成本持平,米高梅和卡洛克因此陷入巨额的亏损,但随后的海外行过程中《绝岭熊峰》却取得了1.7亿美元的票房成绩,虽然因为海外分账比例很低,投资人依旧处于亏损状态,但相比于那些连海外行机会都拿不到的中低成本影片,《绝岭熊峰》还是非常幸运的。” Kenneth Norton cannot bear nod, afterward faces the smile to look at Eric, as if said very much at will: „Cannot think of Eric you to film industry research thoroughness of such, if Firefly will go on the market in the future, I without hesitation will certainly buy up the stock.” 肯尼斯.诺顿忍不住点着头,随后又面对微笑地望着艾瑞克,似乎很随意地说道:“想不到艾瑞克你对电影行业研究的这么透彻,如果将来萤火虫上市的话,我一定会毫不犹豫地买进股票的。” „You may want disappointedly, Mr. Norton,” the Eric corners of the mouth shakes the head with a smile slightly, said: „Firefly did not have any listing plan. Oh, cannot say, I plan the recent two years to go on the market the digital domain special effect corporate divestiture alone, in addition has the special effect software company Firefly software, these two companies really burnt money, I have to raise some operation funds publicly.” “那你可要失望了,诺顿先生,”艾瑞克嘴角含笑地微微摇头,道:“萤火虫还没有任何上市计划。哦,也不能这么说,我计划最近两年将数字领域特效公司剥离出来单独上市,另外还有特效软件公司萤火虫软件,这两家公司实在是太烧钱了,我不得不公开筹集一些运营资金。” Except that knew Jeffrey and Chris of some inside stories, to Michael Madsen that these matters could not interpose completely, other people heard Eric saying that the expression had the obvious change. 除了已经知晓一些内情的杰弗里和克里斯,还有对这些事情完全插不上话的迈克尔.马德森,其余人听到艾瑞克这么说,表情都不由地出现明显的变化。 They do not certainly believe Eric closely, because these two companies burn money to let its listing financing on the choice, the profitability of Firefly system terrifying can provide the sufficient fund for these two companies absolutely. Although does not know the concrete idea of Eric, but they can realize these two companies, once goes on the market, as part of Firefly system, will receive intense praise of capital market absolutely. 他们当然不相信艾瑞克会紧紧因为这两家公司太烧钱就选择让其上市融资,萤火虫体系恐怖的盈利能力绝对能够为这两家公司提供充足的资金。虽然不知道艾瑞克的具体想法,但他们都能够意识到这两家公司一旦上市,作为萤火虫体系的一部分,绝对会受到资本市场的强烈追捧。 Merrill Lynch Pierre Clark has put down acting with constraint at this time completely, cannot bear the probe say: „Eric, do you have the specific timetable?” 美林证券的皮埃尔.克拉克此时完全放下了矜持,忍不住试探道:“艾瑞克,你有具体的时间表吗？” „This did not have,” Eric shakes the head saying: „I did not have the energy to handle these matters recently, but latest start listing plan not the end of next year.” “这个还没有,”艾瑞克摇头道:“我最近都没有精力做这些事情,不过最晚启动上市计划也不会过明年年底吧。” Along with the commercialization management of Firefly software company, North America and even the entire world large and small special effect company were getting more and more, Eric must, in the special effect company lowers the rank thoroughly before ‚aristocrat’ ‚common people’ the figure domain and Firefly software leverage, goes on the market the flow according to United States Corporation as well as the major stockholder stockholder's rights bans the deadline limit, next year starting from listing operation, in 1997, the Internet bubble started the time that ascended, the NASDAQ index to explode on all fronts, Eric just can use for several years to leverage, waited for 2 000 years later the Internet bubble afterward gradually bursts, but can also the low price buys again the digital domain and stockholder's rights of Firefly software. 随着萤火虫软件公司的商业化经营,北美乃至全世界的大大小小的特效公司已经越来越多,艾瑞克就必须在特效公司从‘贵族’彻底降格成‘平民’之前将数字领域和萤火虫软件套现,按照美国公司上市流程以及大股东股权禁售期限限制,明年开始上市操作,等到1997年,互联网泡沫开始升腾、纳斯达克指数全线爆的时刻,艾瑞克刚好可以利用随后几年时间逐渐套现,等2ooo年之后互联网泡沫破裂,还可以低价将数字领域和萤火虫软件的股权再买回来。 Now works as the surface of these people to say own plan, is preliminary preheating, although are not many in the population of sitting, but Eric believes, in less than several days, these news will spread over entire Wall Street. 现在当着这些人的面将自己的打算说出来,也算是一种前期的预热,虽然在坐的人数并不算多,但艾瑞克相信,用不了几天,这些消息就会传遍整个华尔街。 Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley with being one of the Wall Street famous investment banks, last month also participated in Firefly bond line of bidding, but Morgan Stanley by has attained the selling on consignment power with the Firefly good relations of cooperation finally. 美林证券与摩根士丹利同属于华尔街著名投资银行之一,上个月也参与了萤火虫债券行的竞标,不过最后还是摩根士丹利凭借与萤火虫良好的合作关系拿到了承销权。 Pierre Clark realized, if can bringing both sides together make the company obtain, even if of stock good power two companies, then he at least can also obtain a Associated Press negotiable securities Vice Chairman position, but, he just wanted to continue anything, looked at people, realized that this situation is not suitable, but thinks that Eric recently definitely will continue to stay in New York, therefore decides should better to live with the family member in Eath Hampton these days, this can many contacts Eric, could come to an arrangement about this matter ahead of time also perhaps, after all, the condition that Morgan Stanley can leave, the Associated Press negotiable securities also take to obtain affirmative. 皮埃尔.克拉克意识到,如果自己能够从中牵线搭桥让公司获得哪怕两家公司之一的股票行权,那么他至少也可以获得美联证券一个副总裁的职位,不过,他刚刚想要继续说什么,看了看身边众人,才意识到这个场合并不适宜,但想到艾瑞克最近一段时间肯定会继续呆在纽约,于是决定这段时间最好都和家人一起住在东汉普顿,这样可以更多的接触到艾瑞克,或许能够提前谈妥这件事也说不定,毕竟,摩根士丹利能够出的条件,美联证券肯定也拿得出。 The people were chatting at will, time one minute one second of place passed, 6 continued and came a group of guests, close to the party time, in the manor has hiked up the fragrance of baking gradually, the child who some guests brought was upon the jump in the manor. 众人随意地聊着,时间一分一秒地过去,6续又来了一批客人,临近派对时间,庄园里渐渐飘起了烧烤的香味,还有一些客人带来的孩子在庄园里跑来跑去。 The small form received one string to roast the chicken wing from the Elizabeth hand, Elizabeth squats to confess in a low voice several, the little fellow is limping toward Eric running over. 小小的身影从伊丽莎白手中接过一串烤鸡翅,伊丽莎白蹲下来低声交代了几句,小家伙就朝艾瑞克这边蹒跚着跑了过来。 „Papa, Papa......” “爸爸,爸爸……” Emma immaturely and a series of yawps made one group of grown men stare clearly, then looked as if by prior agreement to the little fellow, their very clear Eric had two children, actually did not know this little girl what's the matter. 艾玛稚嫩而清脆地一连串叫喊声让一群大男人都愣了下,然后不约而同地看向小家伙,他们都很清楚艾瑞克已经有了两个孩子,却不知道这个小女孩是怎么回事。 Eric had not explained with enough time, Emma threw side Eric, grabs in the chicken wing of sand arm rest to lift high toward Eric another hand: „Papa, gives you, chicken wing.” 艾瑞克还没来得及解释,艾玛已经扑到了艾瑞克身边,抓着沙扶手将另外一只手里的鸡翅高高地朝艾瑞克举起来:“爸爸,给你,鸡翅。” Eric touches the small head of Emma, said with a smile: „Emma is really clever, but Papa cannot eat the thing now, you eat.” 艾瑞克摸了摸艾玛的小脑袋,笑道:“艾玛真乖,不过爸爸现在可不能吃东西,你自己吃吧。” „Emma, is not hungry, you eat,” Emma diligently handed over handing over toward Eric on the chicken wing, Eric looks that the little fellow did not reach the small appearance that the goal did not give up, just about to receives, little fellow has not asserted with confidence, that string greasy chicken wing fell directly on the Eric trousers. “艾玛,不饿,你吃,”艾玛又努力将鸡翅朝艾瑞克身上递了递,艾瑞克看着小家伙不达目的不罢休的小模样,刚要接过来,小家伙一个没拿稳,那串油腻的鸡翅直接掉落在艾瑞克长裤上。 „, Fell,” Emma had not realized slightly the Eric trousers stain the grease stains the consequence, digs up the sand arm rest also to grasp inquisitively. “呀,掉了,”艾玛丝毫没有意识到艾瑞克的长裤沾上油渍的后果,扒着沙扶手探头探脑地还想要抓起来。 Eric was worried that the chicken wing falls to dye oil to the sand on again, picked up the chicken wing hastily, sets out to say to the people the sound was sorry, held the hand of little fellow to set out to leave. 艾瑞克担心鸡翅滑落到沙上再染出一层油来,连忙将鸡翅捡起,起身向众人道了声抱歉,拉着小家伙的手起身离开。 Gives Joanna to look after Emma, Eric walks toward the villa, plans to change pants, Elizabeth sees the Eric movement, was soundless to follow. 将艾玛交给乔安娜照看,艾瑞克朝别墅走去,打算换一条裤子,伊丽莎白看到艾瑞克的动作,也蹑手蹑脚地跟了进来。 Eric enters the bedroom, looked for new pants from the closet, turns head to relying on said in entrance Elizabeth: „You will not come to be the little fellow celebration birthday specially?” 艾瑞克走进卧室,从衣柜里找了一条新裤子,扭头对倚在门口的伊丽莎白道:“你不会是特意来为小家伙庆祝生日的吧？” Elizabeth looks that Eric takes off the trousers directly, in front of oneself trades the appearance of clothes, the complexion slightly said red: „Recently just in New York, came, has not thought that will run into Drew that girl, snort/hum, early knows that I do not come.” 伊丽莎白看着艾瑞克直接脱掉长裤,当着自己换衣服的样子,脸色微红地说道:“最近刚好在纽约啊,就过来了,没想到会遇到德鲁那妮子,哼,早知道我就不来了。” „Do not speak to her were not good,” the Eric corners of the mouth repress laughter to say. “那你就别跟她说话不就好了,”艾瑞克嘴角忍着笑说道。 From infancy to maturity Elizabeth accepts is private school's virtuous young woman education, will not say the bad language when with Drew bickers to the feeling of Eric like one just went out of the young rookies in new village, must install the large size to choking with full level a god, this is looks radically oppressively, what is most important, was cried often also to with oneself vent anger oppressively, too does not reason with. 伊丽莎白从小到大接受的都是私立学校的淑女教育,连脏话都不怎么会说,与德鲁斗嘴时给艾瑞克的感觉就像一个刚刚走出新手村的小菜鸟,非要与一个满级的神装大号对呛,这根本就是找虐嘛,最重要的是,被虐哭了往往还要拿自己出气,太不讲理了。 Elizabeth felt that teasing in Eric tone, was actually only white his one eyes. 伊丽莎白感觉到艾瑞克语气里的调侃,却只是白了他一眼。 The bulge pants that Eric will replace throw into the bathroom, then walks, said: „Was good, what matter had to say the words that did not speak I can exit?” 艾瑞克将换掉的胀裤子丢进浴室,然后走出来,说道:“好了,有什么事情就说吧,不说的话我就要出去了？” „This matter originally previous Oscar time wants to ask your,” Elizabeth somewhat is slightly coy, but said: „You had not said before, won't you manage the paper media?” “这件事本来上次奥斯卡的时候就想问你的,”伊丽莎白微微有些扭捏,但还是说道:“你以前不是说过,你不会经营纸质媒体吗？” „Oh, this matter,” Eric understood immediately, asked with a smile: „Your family is old man interested with several newspaper to my hand in?” “哦,这件事啊,”艾瑞克顿时明白了过来,笑着问道:“你家老头对我手里拿几家报纸感兴趣？” Elizabeth shrugs, said: „Yes, I inquired in any case, meaning that if you have not gotten rid, this matter when I have not raised.” 伊丽莎白耸耸肩,道:“是啊,反正我只是打听一下,如果你没有出手的意思,这件事就当我没有提过吧。” Eric pulled by the bedroom dressing table chair to sit down, has referred to nearby bed, said: „Actually, holds at the cocktail party of arrange/cloth meeting at noon, I had asked Warren Buffett Berkshire Corporation is interested in taking over that several newspaper.” 艾瑞克拉过卧室梳妆台旁的椅子坐下,指了指旁边的大床,道:“其实,中午召开完布会的酒会上,我就问过沃伦.巴菲特的伯克希尔公司有没有兴趣接手那几家报纸。” Elizabeth arrives at the bedside to sit down, asks: „Said, you , to sell out these newspaper?” 伊丽莎白走到床边坐下,问道:“这么说,你真的要想卖掉那些报纸啊？” „Overall, I also calculate that the person who said to tread,” Eric said with a smile. “总体而言,我还算一个言出必践的人吧,”艾瑞克笑道。 Elizabeth has not thought actually for a while the Eric contradictory example, then does not have the subconsciousness to refute, said: „Did you reach an agreement with Buffett?” 伊丽莎白倒是一时没想到艾瑞克出尔反尔的例子,便没有下意识地反驳,道:“那你跟巴菲特谈好了吗？” „No,” Eric shakes the head, said: „But, if you want to listen to the truth, I did not suggest that News Corp receives these newspaper.” “没有,”艾瑞克摇头,道:“不过,如果你想要听实话的话,我并不建议新闻集团接下这些报纸。” „Why, will your Internet substitute the conventional media the viewpoint?” “为什么,还是你那个网络媒体将会替代传统媒体的观点吗？” „, Perhaps you have not known, now the Yahoo web portal visitor quantity has been the 20 million people, now the average daily visit population also crosses 5 million, finishes here matter, I plan to expand the investment to Yahoo information plate once more.” Eric was saying, but also cracks a joke saying: „Or you help, recommends appropriate Chief Editor to be what kind to me from News Corp?” “差不多吧,或许你还不知道,现在雅虎门户网站的累计访客数量已经达到2ooo万人次了,现在平均每天的访问人数也过5oo万,忙完这边的事情,我打算再次加大对雅虎资讯板块的投入。”艾瑞克说着,还开玩笑道:“要不你帮忙,从新闻集团给我推荐一个合适的总编辑怎么样？” Elizabeth is somewhat surprised to the data that Eric gives, the News Corp Australia, United Kingdom and North America all newspaper users add, does not have 5 million, if the Yahoo daily visit population has 5 million that many, perhaps will have that situation that Eric said, but she thinks somewhat unbelievable: „How to have these many?”( To be continued.) 伊丽莎白对艾瑞克给出的数据有些惊讶,新闻集团澳洲、英国和北美所有报纸用户加起来,都没有5000000,如果雅虎每天的访问人数真的有5oo万那么多,或许真的会出现艾瑞克所说的那种情形,不过她还是觉得有些难以置信:“怎么会有这么多？”(未完待续。)
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