I’m in Hollywood

Hearing Chris' words, Eric smiled and said, I only care about when he will be able to make the online email service available?

It will take at least half a year, Chris said, seeming to remember something, operating the mouse to open a program on the laptop in front of him, and said: Eric, maybe you should look at this, this is Microsoft's 3.1 system. Launched email client -.

Eric took a brief look and quickly realized that the email client that was included in Microsoft's applications should be the predecessor of the famous k, and the original time and space k was Microsoft's acquisition of the online email service, and the Some email clients are integrated and launched as an office product.

However, now this - also just a peer-to-peer LAN email client, can only be used on a fixed computer, and has no online email function: Relax, Chris, this application poses no threat to us, we It is aimed at all network users, and Microsoft's application is more limited to business office, and ordinary people basically can't use it.

Chris also knew that what Eric said was the truth, so he just mentioned it casually.

The reason why Eric is so reassured is mainly because all the software giants are not aware of the huge development prospects of the Internet, so Firefly has enough time to make arrangements. As for Microsoft. Although the launch has received a good response, Microsoft's operating system has not yet reached the mainstream state, and it will take three years for Microsoft to become the dominant operating system.

The two unknowingly chatted for an afternoon in the study. The women didn't come to disturb them, and Chris didn't plan to leave until they both realized that it was dark outside the window at the same time.

When he was about to leave, Chris suddenly stopped again and said, Eric, there is one more thing I almost forgot to mention, after a series of investments. The company still has about $1 billion in cash, and these funds Putting it in a currency fund can only generate 6% annual returns. Personally, I still hope that the company can make larger investments.”

In my opinion, the money is not too much, Eric said after listening to Chris. It's only a billion dollars. If we diversify our investments, we often don't have enough say, so it's not as good as No, and I haven't found a big project worth taking.

Chris smiled: It's not too much. In the entire United States, there are not too many companies with more than one billion dollars in liquidity.

Eric nodded, but he remembered the apple in his previous life, which he remembered seeing in an article. Apple's cash flow was as high as more than 200 billion US dollars at one point, even more than Disney's market value, and. Since Jobs took power for the second time, he has been implementing a debt-free business model at Apple. As a public company, although debt interest can offset various benefits such as income tax, Apple has been zero debt for two decades.

And it is Jobs' extremely stubborn business model that makes Apple's business strategy extremely flexible without the constraints of shareholders and creditors. , Apple wants to do k. So I did it, I wanted to do it, so I did it, I wanted to do it, so I did it, and at the same time, it achieved Apple’s dominance of the world’s No. 1 market capitalization 20 years later.

Eric knows that he does not have much talent for running a company. However, as a person who has traveled through the cottage kingdom and is fortunate enough to have a memory bank of his previous life, then Eric can confidently imitate the path of others. questionable. If Firefly Pictures goes public or issues a lot of bonds, although it can bring enough benefits to the company, it also makes the company's business strategy have to succumb to investors. But Eric knew that many decisions he made according to his memory would definitely make it difficult for many people to understand. If he could not control the absolute control of the company, then many strategies would be difficult to implement, and he might have to fight with investors. After that, many opportunities have disappeared.

Don't worry, Chris, I have a sense of balance in my heart, but I remember I told you that if you have a promising project, you can also invest. You are not my housekeeper, but Firefly Investments.

Chris shrugged and said with a smile: As long as you know what you have in mind, to be honest, since the original Cisco, I think your investment vision is definitely much better than mine, and my father said the same. We invest in Cisco. That money will at least double this year.

Eric can see the doubts in Chris's eyes. He is just a high school graduate. Chris must be full of doubts about how he chose Cisco, how he can make movies, etc., but these things, Eric is not destined to be. Possibly confess to Chris.

The door of the study was knocked a few times. After getting a response, Virginia came in and asked, Eric, it's already six o'clock. Let me ask you what you have for dinner?

No, Miss Madsen, Emily and I are leaving right away, we have another date to attend tonight, Chris shook his head quickly.

Eric opened his mouth to hold back, but Chris really had something to do, so he didn't insist.

When the meal was over, Eric took the initiative to tell the two women what he had chatted with Chris in the afternoon. After listening to Eric's words, Virginia and Joanna looked at each other, and Virginia didn't. He said, Eric, you have been in New York for several days. There must be a lot of things to do in Los Angeles. You should go back tomorrow.

Eric didn't refuse, but said: What about you guys, come back to Los Angeles with me, I'm not at ease when you stay in New York alone.

Virginia smiled and said, We are not children. Besides, there are servants. You just need to call us often.

I really don't understand. Why don't you want to go back to Los Angeles with me, Eric shook his head again.

Virginia rolled her eyes at Eric and said, You know that.

Eric immediately raised his hands: Okay. I surrender.

Hehe, Joanna and Virginia laughed together. The reason why they didn't want to go back to Los Angeles with Eric was actually very simple, because Eric had too many women in Los Angeles, and the two of them together Pregnant, back to Los Angeles. There will definitely be unnecessary troubles, and women want to be at peace with each other. The safest way is to keep a distance.

The next day, Eric explained a lot of things to the two women, and then boarded a flight to Los Angeles, from July to the present. He'd been out of Los Angeles for three full months, and Eric could almost imagine a mountain of things waiting for him.

A few hours later, when the plane landed at Los Angeles Airport, Eric walked out of the airport lobby, and a petite figure in a pink hoodie rushed over, kissing as usual.

Okay, Drew, I'm going to call indecent again, Eric dragged the little girl off his body with a smile. Let the girl walk towards the car with her arms in her arms.

People miss you. Originally, I wanted to go to Hawaii, but who knew that you went to France again. Finally, you went to New York, hum, you almost forgot me?

Eric got into the car with Drew, reached out and pinched the girl's baby face affectionately: How can I hear such a strong sour smell?

Drew stretched out his hand and patted Eric's hand away while pinching his cheek, and slanted a small look, as if you were explaining it yourself.

You already know. What else do you want me to say? Eric couldn't help but stretch out his hand with a smile.

Disgusting, Drew raised his hand again. But he pulled Eric's big hand over and put it in front of him: So, are they really pregnant, or are they pregnant together?

Eric nodded: I'm afraid that is the case.

Then what are you going to do? Drew asked nervously.

Of course I was born and then raised them. You can't make me an irresponsible man, right?

Drew gave Eric a roll of eyes, and then stretched out two little fingers: But, that's two, two at a time.

This doesn't seem to be a serious problem, and I can't afford it? Eric wondered.

Drew didn't know what to say, a sullen expression flashed across his face.

Eric patted the girl's head soothingly: Don't be petty, you have two more brothers and sisters, isn't it okay?

Hearing this sentence, Drew was stunned for a moment, then smiled, hugged his chest and hummed twice: Brother and sister, hum, Eric, you are so evil.

Eric just subconsciously regarded Drew as a child. The two had been together for a few years. Eric never felt that Drew had grown up, so he blurted out the words just now, looking at the appearance of the little girl at this time. , Eric realized the ambiguity in the words just now, and quickly corrected: Well, it's not a younger brother or sister, it's a little nephew or a little niece, you are going to be an aunt.

Hmph, I just heard it, don't you think it's a little late to say this?

Then don't talk about that, what about your two little followers? Eric said with a smile.

Drew said dissatisfiedly: You are all my valet, not my daughter. I don't need to take them all the time.

Eric felt that the girl must have drank a bottle of old vinegar and a dozen gunpowder today, full of anger, and realized that what he said was useless, Eric simply leaned back in the chair, closed his eyes and rested.

There was a moment of silence in the car, and buildings passed by the window, and soon came to the coastal highway leading to Malibu.

After a while, a soft little body leaned over and lay in Eric's arms, whispering like a cat, Eric, I miss you.

Eric gently hugged the girl: I know, I miss you too.

Really?

Why don't you ask it yourself, Eric grabbed a little hand of the girl and pressed it against his heart.

He didn't come back for three months, and when he walked into the villa of Jianjiao Manor again, Eric even had a faint feeling of being separated from the world.

Drew instructed the driver to move Eric's luggage in, and then drove them out.

Eric, go to rest first, I'll pack your luggage for you, and I'll call you at dinner, Drew said while helping Eric check the luggage.

Okay, there are gifts I brought back from France, you can pick one.

Hmph, it's all mine, Drew yelled savagely after seeing a bunch of gift boxes in the suitcase.

Eric smiled, didn't answer, and walked to the bedroom alone.

When he woke up, it was already past eight o'clock in the evening. Eric went downstairs, saw the busy figure in the kitchen, and walked over.

I haven't learned it for a long time, so I had to call someone to deliver ready-made ones, Drew, who was operating the microwave, explained a little embarrassedly when he saw Eric's sniffling.

Eric smelled a burning smell as soon as he came in, and he didn't know what the girl had burned. Hearing this explanation, he stepped forward: I'll come, what's in here?

Pizza, we can only eat this at night. Drew was a little embarrassed.

Pizza will do, any juice?

There's orange juice, I just squeezed it, Drew pointed to the juicer.

The two of them simply got busy and sat down in the living room quickly.

Eric was eating dinner and silently listening to the girl who reported the latest situation in Los Angeles.

The Rough Cut of The Detective Airplane Head has been finished, but Liz is not satisfied with the announcement plan given by Firefly. Last time, she ran to have a quarrel with Michael Lynn, the girl looked like a thief. Informed traitor.

Eric smiled and said, How do I think that you must have encouraged it?

No, the girl immediately retorted, but she was obviously not too confident: Okay, I did say a few words, but Liz definitely went alone to quarrel with Michael Lynn.

Michael didn't tell me about this, it must have been resolved, what's the result? Eric asked directly.

Drew said: The announcement scale is the same as that of Speed ​​of Life, but The Detective Plane is put on the Christmas file, and the screen is 2,000 yuan.

Eric thought for a while and nodded. The group of chicks didn't make any outrageous things. The scale of the announcement was very reasonable.

With the box-office potential shown by the summer program Greek in Disguise, Detective Plane is indeed worthy of such a scale of announcement. Moreover, as a comedy movie, Detective Plane is definitely more suitable for the festive Christmas period than the Thanksgiving period.

Also, Jim Carrey started to pick again right after filming The Detective, and he and his agent have been dragging on the next film now, Drew quickly added. .

How much are they asking for this time? Eric asked.

Drew stretched out a little finger, gestured for a moment, then took it back with an embarrassed smile: 15 million, and he won't sign a package contract for the two together. (To be continued)