hollywood melon man

Chapter 128 Facebook is going public

There were signs of a fierce battle everywhere in the hotel suite, with clothes scattered everywhere and pieces of stockings strewn all over the floor.

Coming to the bedroom, the hotel designers seemed to have anticipated that something like this would happen. The bed in the bedroom is so big that four or five people can lie down on it without much problem.

Little Gilbert didn't know whose head was leaning against his own, and he smelled the perfume a little. It belonged to Charlize Theron. She preferred to use this jasmine-type perfume.

The more common ones on the market are mixed flower perfumes. This type of single flower perfume is relatively rare, and little Gilbert could smell it right away.

There is also a pair of legs wrapped around her thighs. Needless to say, it is Cameron Diaz. Only her thighs can be so plump and voluptuous.

And the hand left on her chest was undoubtedly Naomi Watts.

Different from her petite and sweet appearance, this woman is passionate inside. Red lipstick color and bright red nail polish are her favorites.
  Surrounded tightly by three women, little Gilbert could not move.

I finally took my hand out, but unexpectedly, I woke up Charlize Theron.

"Nasty, little Gilbert, you hurt me last night." Charlize Theron muttered, turned over and continued to sleep.

Taking advantage of this gap, little Gilbert came out, carefully got out of bed, got dressed, and went to the bathroom to wash up.

After he got up, the three women also woke up one after another and saw each other's white bodies.

Driven by the atmosphere last night, the three women were all immersed in happiness and didn't feel it yet. But now they are all on the same bed, which is a little awkward.

It was Naomi Watts who said: "Everyone, if you don't hurry up and clean it up, it will be bad if the room service comes in and sees this."

Cameron Diaz and Charlize Theron realized it later and quickly got out of bed to clean up all the traces of last night.

While cleaning up, he complained: "Little Gilbert's hands are too strong. I spent a lot of money to buy these stockings."

By the time little Gilbert came out after washing, the three women had cleaned up the traces, then put the broken pieces of clothes into a bag and stuffed them into little Gilbert.

"Little Gilbert, take this with you when you go out."

"I'm really tired. I think I need to take a nap."

"Next time, let's stay at the manor. It wouldn't be good to be discovered here and exposed to the media."

"What's wrong? The outside world knows that the three of us were having an affair with little Gilbert at the same time. It doesn't matter if we are discovered."

The three women walked towards the bathroom as they talked, apparently wanting to wash up and dress up.

Little Gilbert held the bag in his hand and looked at the scene of three women, feeling a little absurd for a moment. But no matter what, let’s enjoy the moment first.

In the afternoon, the three women left the hotel separately and took different cars and flights to rush back to Los Angeles.

Although I say I don’t care about being discovered by the media, I still try my best not to be discovered.

Little Gilbert returned to his aunt's house in San Francisco in the morning to spend Christmas with his family.

On Christmas Eve, the Oscar nominations luncheon was held and the nominees were announced.

Gilbert Jr.'s film "The Iron Fist" was nominated for four nominations: Best Visual Effects, Best Original Film Song, Best Sound Effects, and Best Art Direction.

However, these four nominations have nothing to do with little Gilbert. They are basically technical awards. He does not need to specially attend this Oscar ceremony.

But thinking that he was going to compete for the Oscar after all, it was necessary to do some activities, so little Gilbert decided to go for a walk.

However, this award is still early and will be held in March next year.

Prior to this, little Gilbert's most important job was the post-production work of "The Island".

After Christmas, little Gilbert returned to Los Angeles, plunged into Alcatraz Studios, and started busy with post-production work.

Although the importance of post-production has been emphasized countless times, just like pre-production, this link also receives little attention.

Fans only care about two things: Who is in the lineup? When will it be released?
  Of course, what is the film roughly about? What is the type? These may also be of concern to movie fans.

Assistant Anna released the final photos of "The Island" through Little Gilbert's Facebook account, which continued to attract the attention of movie fans.

At this time, Facebook had developed a message section function, and many Facebook users joined in the fun and left messages under the final group photo.

"It's great. It's finally finished. I'm looking forward to this movie."

"It's Ed Harris? He's my favorite actor."

"Wow, even though Roger Moore is old, he is still as handsome as ever. He is worthy of being James Bond."

"Nicolas Cage is a good actor. I hope he will develop well after starring in Gilbert Jr.'s movie."

The use of Internet social accounts for promotion is the first time in film history.

Such a strange way of publicity still attracted the attention of many people, especially young people.

Internet social networking is especially popular among young people. Young people are always willing to accept new things and participate in them.

Of course, this does not mean that middle-aged and elderly people cannot accept this kind of propaganda.

At least the film company studied Gilbert Jr.'s promotional strategy very seriously. He was the first director to put a movie trailer on the Super Bowl stage, making Hollywood history.

Under the previous halo, little Gilbert's every move would be constantly watched, then analyzed, and finally imitated.

No, just a few days after "Bravely Entering the Island" started Facebook promotion, "Jedi Men" also joined the Internet promotion.

The film is packaged by CAA, produced by Sony Columbia Pictures, directed by Michael Bay, and starring Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, and Tea Leoni.

Michael Bay said not to be Little Gilbert, but he imitated Little Gilbert and even opened a Facebook account, becoming the second director to join Facebook.

However, he is just a young director who is not yet famous, and his attention is not high.

So Michael Bay had a sudden idea and simply asked the leading actors Will Smith and Martin Lawrence to register on Facebook together to continue to bring attention to his movie.

I have to say that this is a good move. The star has more contact with fans and fans than the director himself, and can also drive fans and fans to interact with them.

Little Gilbert took a look, hey, this long-faced director can actually draw inferences from one instance to another? Incredible.

So "The Island" followed closely. Starring Roger Moore and Nicolas Cage both registered on Facebook, which triggered a wave of celebrities registering on Facebook.

Not many first-tier stars participated, but those second-tier and third-tier stars thought it was a good way to find a new way to increase their popularity, so they followed suit and signed up one after another.

What’s even more amazing is that several porn stars in the San Fernando Valley also followed suit and shared their nude photos on Facebook, attracting a large number of visits and clicks from netizens.

These nude photos have attracted more popularity than "The Island" and "Jedi Men". This is something little Gilbert did not expect. It seems that Thurse is indeed the number one productive force.

Such a large wave of celebrities joining Facebook has naturally brought significant opportunities to the development of Facebook. The number of users has also grown exponentially as Internet users in North America have exploded. In mid-January 1995, when little Gilbert was still busy in post-production, Facebook users had exceeded one million.

With such good market performance, venture capital institutions that became shareholders of the company after financing became restless and began to actively promote Facebook's listing.

When the company develops to a certain level, it is inevitable to go public, and this is not something that little Gilbert can prevent on his own.

So, little Gilbert took some time out of his busy schedule to attend Facebook's board of directors meeting. As the chairman, he had to cooperate in promoting Facebook's listing.

"The company's current operating conditions are good, and the number of users is still increasing. Although it has not yet achieved profitability, that is because Facebook has not yet started its advertising business.

Once restrictions on advertising are lifted, I believe Facebook will soon realize profitability.

The company's financial performance is very good. We are working with Banana to continue attracting users, and we also plan to start negotiations with Microsoft on advertising business..."

Listening to Facebook CEO Mark Ruhl's gushing talk, little Gilbert's head was getting big.

Although the ideas and funds for the company's establishment came from him, it does not mean that he knows how to run the company.

However, little Gilbert still cheered up and listened carefully, and then analyzed the company's situation based on his limited experience.

Overall, Facebook is doing very well. It's a start-up and as dynamic as most Internet companies.

Perhaps because the company is run by two young people who dropped out of college, and the biggest boss is the youngest and most talented director in Hollywood, the entire company has a vigor that those older companies don't have.

Being young means being full of impulsiveness, and it also means being prone to impulsiveness and making mistakes.

However, in this regard, board members sent by several venture capital institutions will check. At this time, these elderly men will tell young people to be more cautious.

It is worth mentioning that Bill Gates participated in the B and C rounds of financing. He spent US$4000 million and holds a little more than % of Facebook's shares.

This number of shares makes it the second largest external shareholder after angel round financing ADG Fund, and the second largest individual shareholder of Facebook after Gilbert Jr.

When Facebook was about to go public, Bill Gates was very proactive and sent experts specializing in IPOs to help Facebook go public.

It’s just a preliminary discussion now, but I’m afraid I’ll have to wait until June before the actual listing, and a lot of preparations need to be made in the early stage for listing.

When it goes public, Gilbert Jr. will inevitably reduce some of his shares in exchange for cash flow.

He doesn't have much money at his disposal. If he wants to acquire Marvel Comics, even participate in the production of big ships, or expand the scale of Melon Studios, he will need money.

After Facebook finalized its listing, Gilbert Jr.'s other company, Banana, also entered the listing process after discussions.

Previously, Banana's development was not as fast as Facebook's, and it once needed blood transfusions from Facebook to support itself.

Especially after the establishment of Yahoo, the war between the two search engines and portals attracted Internet companies across the United States.

In the end, Banana was the winner. With little Gilbert vaguely remembering Google's strategies and the suffocating operation of Yahoo's leaders, Banana initially won the portal and search engine war.

The reason why it is said to be preliminary is because in 1995, the development speed of the Internet suddenly accelerated, allowing Yahoo to breathe a sigh of relief and come back to life.

Look at this, the two companies still have time to fight.

After the Facebook listing meeting, Bill Gates' representatives made a special trip to find Gilbert Jr. to chat with him alone.

"Little Gilbert, Mr. Gates wants to hold more Facebook shares, as long as you bid appropriately." The representative said.

It seems that Bill Gates is quite optimistic about Facebook's prospects and wants to use Gilbert's backdoor to make deals on the eve of its listing.

Gilbert Jr. refuted: "I remember that the regulations during the financing were very clear. The shares held by shareholders cannot be traded privately unless approved by the board of directors."

The representative looked confident: "You and Mr. Gates are the two largest individual shareholders of Facebook. As long as you unite, the opinions of other people on the board of directors will no longer matter."

The implication: You are the major shareholder holding 44.3% of the shares. Are you afraid of those small shareholders?

But Gilbert Jr. didn't buy it and continued to shirk: "I heard that Mr. Gates didn't think highly of me and said that I was just a lucky guy who got lucky?"

"Uh...hehehe," Bill Gates did indeed say something similar, but somehow it reached little Gilbert's ears, and the representative could only laugh awkwardly.

But he is not worried that Gilbert Jr. will care about this matter. If Gilbert Jr. cares, Gilbert Jr. should have kept Bill Gates out of the financing.

Little Gilbert also took a roundabout way: "Okay, sir, please go back and tell Mr. Gates that if you want more Facebook shares, exchange them for Microsoft shares."

If I remember correctly, the most important win95 for Microsoft will be released this year. Taking advantage of the great development of the Internet, Microsoft's original take-off attitude has completely become like a rocket and has begun to soar.

Little Gilbert has been buying Microsoft stocks, but unlike Apple, which is recognized as a bad stock, he knows that Microsoft stocks are good, and the capital market also thinks that Microsoft stocks are good.

Therefore, there are not many Microsoft stocks that Gilbert can buy. Unlike Apple stocks, he has bought himself into Apple's board of directors.

If Bill Gates is willing to exchange Microsoft shares, Gilbert Jr. will definitely be happy, but buying in cash is out of the question.

Obviously, little Gilbert's request was beyond the control of this representative. He had no choice but to say: "I'm sorry, little Gilbert, I can't make the decision on this matter."

"Then let Mr. Gates come and talk to me!" Little Gilbert waved his hand, as if seeing off a guest.

The representative had no choice but to go back and ask Bill Gates for instructions.

When Facebook and Banana went public, little Gilbert could not do much. After all, he did not understand how listings worked. He only attended meetings symbolically and was a quiet observer.

Maybe he was a little impulsive when he founded the company. Little Gilbert found that even being a hands-off shopkeeper was not easy.

After returning to the Melon Manor, while having dinner, little Gilbert chatted with the three women about the meetings he had held this Monday.

Since the foursome in San Francisco, Charlize Theron has moved to Melon Manor, and Naomi Watts and Cameron Diaz are no longer reserved and live directly in Melon Manor.

Fortunately, Malibu's wealthy area has good security and a good atmosphere. The gossip tabloid reporters are also very knowledgeable and do not dare to enter here.

Otherwise, three women were photographed living together with little Gilbert, which must have been a scandal topic that could be discussed by the public for a long time.

In fact, it's okay even if it's photographed. The big deal is that if you don't admit it, it's over. It's not a big deal.

After listening to little Gilbert's story, Cameron Diaz suggested: "Little Gilbert, I think you should go to Harvard Business School to take a class to learn a little bit about business operations and corporate operations."

"So you understand it very well?" Little Gilbert asked with a smile.

"I know a little bit," Cameron Diaz smiled sweetly: "Actually, I didn't want to be an actor at the beginning, but I wanted to be a white-collar worker."

"Okay," little Gilbert said with a smile, "When you don't want to act in the future, maybe you can help me manage the company."

"Hehe," Cameron Diaz was very happy. This was a sign that little Gilbert trusted him: "Okay, it's a deal!"

(End of this chapter)