The king of ghost horse comedy

Chapter 558 Apple IPO Plan
Xu Guanwu accidentally agreed to his wife to eat Japanese sushi with her, but after the two of them finished eating, Qi Qi was admitted to the hospital because of diarrhea, and his whole face changed for a while.

"Can we eat sushi or laxative? Why is it so effective?" Xu Guanwu said weakly while lying on the hospital bed.

"It's all my fault. What kind of sushi do you recommend? It's clearly an expired and shoddy product. These Japanese people are too much." Zhao Yazhi couldn't help complaining while lying on the hospital bed.

"Next time invite me to eat sushi, even if I'm killed, I won't go." Xu Guanwu couldn't help but said, just went to the toilet a few times, which made his legs go limp.

"Too bad, I don't know how long it will take for the treatment, and there will be the Golden Globe Awards Ceremony tomorrow." Zhao Yazhi suddenly said worriedly.

"Don't worry about the Golden Globe Award Ceremony, the most important thing is to cure the disease now. I haven't been sick for several years, I didn't expect this time to be an exception." Xu Guanwu said.

"I bought a lot of beautiful clothes for this Golden Globes red carpet. It would be a pity if I couldn't attend." Zhao Yazhi couldn't help pouting after hearing what Xu Guanwu said.

"It's okay to wear clothes next time. If the treatment of this disease is delayed, it may be fatal." Xu Guanwu said, "Okay, okay, don't chat anymore, save some energy."

Zhao Yazhi nodded, and was also lying on the hospital bed, panting weakly.

Knowing that Xu Guanwu was sick and hospitalized, Lei Shidong, Richard, Daryl, David, Michael, etc. went to the hospital to visit one after another. When they learned that Xu Guanwu and his wife might not be able to attend this year's Golden Globes due to injuries The award ceremony is over, and Richard and others expressed great regret.

Although the influence of the Golden Globe Awards Ceremony is limited to the United States, if they can win awards at this awards ceremony, it will stimulate the sales of local video tapes, and it will also increase the copyright fees of movies on TV stations. The absence of Xu Guanwu, the most well-known investor in Hollywood, will inevitably make the Golden Globe Awards Ceremony somewhat inferior, and at the same time, many possible investment opportunities will be missed.

"Doctor, do we really need to be hospitalized this time?" Zhao Yazhi still did not give up.

"That's right, you are suffering from acute gastroenteritis caused by food poisoning this time. We must ensure that you are safe and sound before releasing you from the hospital, otherwise your lives may be in danger." The patrolling doctor replied, "But Don't worry, we are very experienced in treating this kind of disease, and we can leave the hospital in about a day or two."

"Ah, another day or two?! But the Golden Globe Awards will be held tomorrow, it seems that we really can't catch up." Zhao Yazhi couldn't help humming.

"Forget it, wife, miss it if you miss it, don't be too sad. Anyway, there is a more important Academy Awards ceremony. The Oscars ceremony brings together stars from all over the world, and it is more important than the Golden Globe Awards ceremony." The lineup of guests for the ceremony is much more impressive." Seeing Zhao Yazhi's disappointment, Xu Guanwu hurriedly persuaded with a smile.

"Okay." Zhao Yazhi nodded, "Well, both of us live in the hospital, and now Xiao Simo is under the care of the nanny. I don't know if she will take care of Xiao Simo with all her heart?"

"Don't worry, our nannies are selected after thousands of selections. Besides, there are bodyguards accompanying us. Nothing will happen to our little Simo." Xu Guanwu smiled and said.

"But the child is not in front of me, I still can't let go of my heart. Ah Wu, why don't you ask Auntie to bring the child over." Zhao Yazhi looked at Xu Guanwu and said pitifully.

"No, there are too many germs in the hospital, and my son is so young, he is very likely to be infected." Xu Guanwu waved his hand and said, "You don't have to worry too much, we will be discharged the day after tomorrow at the latest, or even earlier Some, you don’t have to think about it so much.”

"Okay." Zhao Yazhi nodded, although she said she didn't want to, but seeing her dazed look at her son's photo in her wallet, she knew that she still missed her son very much in her heart.

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I spent a day and a half in the hospital, and when I was finally discharged, the Golden Globes were halfway through.Not being able to walk the red carpet at the Golden Globe Awards Ceremony made Zhao Yazhi feel very depressed.But after seeing his son, this depression disappeared again.

"Ma'am, the young master misses you very much. He kept crying when he didn't see you yesterday, and finally put him to sleep. I woke up early this morning and cried again when I didn't see you. Now my voice is a little hoarse." said apologetically.

"That's right, oh, my baby, I love my mother so much." Zhao Yazhi hugged her son tightly in her arms after hearing this, and then gave Xu Guanwu a hard look with her eyes, "It's all your fault, I have to say What hospital has germs, don’t let your son come to see us in the hospital. Now if you cry out for good or bad, what will you do?”

"Okay, okay, since we're all discharged from the hospital, don't say those words. Let's see how your son is doing now." Xu Guanwu said quickly.

Seeing her mother at this moment, Xiao Simo looked very happy, her two little arms kept shaking, as if she wanted to catch her mother so that she would not go away again.

Seeing her son being so caring at such a young age, Zhao Yazhi couldn't help but feel her heart melt, "Son, mom won't leave you half a step from now on."

While Zhao Yazhi was teasing her son, Xu Guanwu turned on the TV and tuned to NBC to watch the live broadcast of the Golden Globe Awards.

Although he was not shortlisted for any of the Golden Globe Awards this year, it doesn't mean he doesn't pay attention to this awards ceremony.In fact, the annual awards ceremony is not only a grand ceremony for filmmakers and producers, but also a grand ceremony for investors.From this year's award-winning films, we can find the popular trend in the past two years, and it is also a guide for the investment of filmmakers.

For example, "The Kramers", which won the Golden Globe Award for Best Drama this year, is an urban emotional movie about the relationship between father and son, and the relationship between husband and wife.Instead of the more visually striking and eye-catching "Apocalypse Now," they chose "Mr. and Mrs. Kramer," which reflects the middle-class family ethics, which shows that the tastes of the Golden Globes judges are changing.The judges of the Golden Globe Awards are all benchmark figures in the American film industry, and they also represent the development direction of American films to a certain extent, so if you want to invest in movies, you have to learn from the opinions of these people.

After watching the live broadcast of this year's Golden Globe Awards, Xu Guanwu stood up with a smile. It won the Best Director Award and Best Supporting Actor Award, etc. Although it did not kill the Quartet as expected, winning the important Best Director Award has also proved the strength of this movie.

After the Golden Globe Awards Ceremony, Xu Guanwu called the offices of Richard and David and told their secretaries to wait for the two of them to come back from the Awards Ceremony and tell them to find a script similar to family tenderness for him to do. refer to.

Through this year's Golden Globe Awards Ceremony, Xu Guanwu has already felt that movies with this theme will be hot sellers in the future.Perhaps it will be much more popular than films like "First Blood" and "The Shining".Because the cruel wars in the real world are enough to make people feel sad, there is no need for so many violent and scary movies to stimulate yourself.At this time, a bowl of chicken soup for the soul needs to be served, so that the heart can be nourished and rested.

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After the Golden Globe Awards Ceremony, there was still half a month before the Oscars Awards Ceremony, so Xu Guanwu naturally wouldn't waste this time. He accompanied Zhao Yazhi and his son to start wandering from west to east.

The first stop is of course Apple Computer Company. This company is currently doing the final test of the graphical operating system. If it passes the test, it will become the world's first graphical operating computer with commercial application value. It will greatly increase the popularity of Apple Computer, and it is expected to bring orders for at least 100 million computers.At $50 per computer, that's a whopping $[-] billion-plus in revenue.

This will not only allow Apple Computer to obtain huge profits, but also make his listing road smoother.The current valuation of Apple Computer is at one billion US dollars. If it can successfully launch a graphical operating system, the company's market value will immediately reach 20 billion US dollars or even higher. If it can be successfully listed, its market value will soar in the future to more than $100 billion.This is why Xu Guanwu dared to boast that he would become a billionaire.

When they came to Apple Computer, Xu Guanwu and his wife received a warm welcome.General manager Steve Jobs and engineering supervisor Steve Wozniak personally led all colleagues to line up at the door, and even laid out a long red carpet, which made Xu Guanwu flattered.

When he came to Apple Computer before, he had never enjoyed such treatment.Usually Jobs and Wozniak led a group of programmers and engineers busy in the laboratory, so that Xu Guanwu had to condescend to find them.

But Xu Guanwu could guess one or two reasons why he was so enthusiastic this time.But because Apple Computer is about to go public, he, as the largest shareholder of Apple Computer, naturally has the most say in the listing issue.The composition of Apple Computer's shares is as follows: Xu Guanwu holds [-]% of the total shares, Jobs holds [-]% of the total shares, and Wozniak holds [-]% of the total shares.

Apple Computer also accepted investment from other people before, but after Xu Guanwu injected capital, Jobs bought back the shares with money. Now there are only three shareholders in Apple Computer, of which Xu Guanwu holds the largest share.The combination of Jobs and Wozniak is a little more than Xu Guanwu.And the two of them have always been inseparable from Meng and Meng, so it can be guaranteed that Apple Computer is in the hands of the two of them.

Now that Apple Computer is about to face the issue of listing and raising funds, the shares need to be readjusted.Jobs and Wozniak conceived a new plan. After the listing, the company was divided into 1000 million shares, of which 460 million shares were allocated for fundraising, the remaining 500 million shares were reserved for the three of them, and the remaining 40 shares were reserved for the public. Colleagues who work hard together with them.

Among the 500 million shares, Xu Guanwu holds 200 million shares, of the remaining 300 million shares, Jobs holds 180 million shares, and Wozniak holds 120 million shares.The 49 shares that Xu Guanwu lost were compensated by Jobs and Wozniak with 5000 million US dollars, which is all the money they can currently spend.

According to the future development trend of Apple Computer, the 49 shares sold for only 5000 million US dollars is too little, so Jobs and Wozniak were also worried that Xu Guanwu would not agree to such a condition, so naturally they had to be careful when receiving them. Be cautious.

But when Xu Guanwu heard their plan, he readily agreed to their conditions. Once Apple Computer goes public, it will immediately attract capital predators from Wall Street.Xu Guanwu thought to himself that as a foreigner, he could not compete with those capital predators, so he might as well reduce his shareholding, so as not to attract unnecessary attacks.

(End of this chapter)